Young Hoosier Book Award

Congratulations to the Young Hoosier Book Award winning T-shirt entry this year. The winning design is a shared effort by Yamana Uno and Lauren Ooley of River Birch Elementary School in Avon. Their sponsor is Anna Rolwing, their librarian.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012-2013 YHBA Awards

The winner of the Picture Book category is Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld with 9,410 votes. There were a total of 45,835 votes in this category.

The winner of the Intermediate Book category is Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea with 1,559 votes. There were a total of 7,936 votes in this category.

The winner of the Middle Grades Book category is Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper with 384 votes. There were 2,551 votes in this category.

Please click here for a breakdown of the 2012-2013 YHBA Picture Book Totals

Please click here for a breakdown of the 2012-2013 YHBA Intermediate Book Totals

Please click here for a breakdown of the 2012-2013 YHBA Middle Grade Book Totals

Click here to view the 2013-2014 YHBA Nominees

 Click here to view the 2012-2013 YHBA Nominees

Click here to view the 2011-2012 YHBA Nominees

Thank you for your interest in the YHBA program and for helping to promote recreational reading among our state's students. If you have any questions about the Young Hoosier Book Award program, please feel free to contact the YHBA General Co-Chairs, Donna Rummel and Kris Gould, or the Indiana Library Federation office.

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