Last week the 2007 winners were announced for both the Isinglass Teen Read Award and the Flume: NH Teen Readers' Choice Award. The Isinglass was created, "to encourage middle school level students to read for enjoyment and promote a life-long love of reading and books." The success of this award then led to the formation of the Flume award for readers in grades 9-12.

Both awards only accept nominations from New Hampshire teens in their respective grades (7-8 for the Isinglass and 9-12 for the Flume), must appeal to teens, and if part of a series must be able to stand alone.

Okay, enough background information it's time for the big announcement. Drum roll please. And the winner is...Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. You didn't miss anything, the same book won both awards.

New Hampshire teens have spoken. They want romance. They want outcasts. They want suspense. They want vampires!

Twilight is the first in a series that has grabbed our nations teens. Meyer is no stranger to receiving recognition for her vampire love story. This title had a long run on the New York Times Bestseller list as well as being named to the YALSA's 2006 Best Books for Young Adults. Now she can add two more awards to her trophy case!

Once you've finished this book, you won't want to wait to read the sequel, New Moon. For those of you that have already finished New Moon, the third book in the series, Eclipse, is due out August 3, 2007.