Young Hoosier Book Awards 2012
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RAH 5/12
YOUNG HOOSIER BOOK AWARDS
Each year Indiana teachers, librarians,
and students select 20 books that they
consider some of the best new reading
for students in each age group.
These titles are promoted to young
people throughout the state of Indiana.
Students are encouraged to read as
many of the selected books as possible.
Students who read 5 or more YHBA titles
can vote for their favorites.
Ballots are collected throughout the
state each April to determine the
winning title in each age group.
YHBA PROGRAM
Each year our students participate in the
YHBA program.
Lists of YHBA titles are posted in the media
center, in your English classrooms, and on the
media center website.
You can find the YHBA books at the media
center, public library, classrooms, or
bookstores.
THE COMPETITION
At the media center, we keep track of
who reads YHBA books by monitoring AR
Tests.
When you pass the AR Test on a YHBA
book, your name is added to the list.
BUT WHY SHOULD I READ YHBA BOOKS?
They’re some of the best new books out there.
Odds are that you’ll like most of them.
Many language arts teachers require their
students to read a number of YHBA titles.
You’ll get a chance to vote on the book you
liked best.
Students who read the most YHBA books are
eligible for special rewards!
AFTER ELI BY REBECCA RUPP
When Daniel Anderson’s older
brother dies, he wonders why some
people die bravely, others die
accidently and still others without
reason. Trying to understand,
Danny creates a Book of the Dead
— an old binder that he fills with
details about dead people, how
they died, and, for what purpose.
RL 5.7 Pts. 6.0
BOMB: THE RACE TO BUILD AND STEAL
THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS
WEAPON BYSTEVE SHEINKIN
In December of 1938, a
chemist in a German
laboratory made a
shocking discovery: a
Uranium atom, placed next
to radioactive material,
split in two. Splitting the
atom created the atomic
bomb. This is the story of
the risk-taking, the deceit,
and the brains that went
into creating this weapon.
RL 6.9 Pts. 10.0
CARDBOARD
BY DOUG TENNAPEL
Cam's down-and-out
father gives him a
cardboard box for his
birthday and he knows
it's the worst present
ever. He bends the
cardboard into a man
& it magically comes to
life! This is a graphic
novel.
RL 2.2 Pts. 1.o
CINDER BY MARISSA MEYER
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a
cyborg. She lives in a future China.
In this retelling of the Cinderella
story, Cinder meets Prince Kai when
he needs her help to repair his
android. Cinders stepmother and
stepsisters are included, but this is
a science fiction story full of
cyborgs, androids, the plague and a
kingdom on the moon. Definitely
not your average fairy tale and the
first of a series.
RL 5.8 Pts. 14
THE FALSE PRINCE BY JENNIFER NELSON
Sage is a street-savvy orphan,
who along with two other boys
he is recruited by the
nobleman Conner, to remake
them into their country’s lost
prince, who is presumed dead.
The boys compete to assume
the throne. Sage soon
discovers that Connor
contemplates treason and that
he must win the competition or
die.
RL 5.1 Pts. 12.0
THE FALSE PRINCESS BY ELLIS O’NEAL
Princess and heir to the throne of
Thorvaldor, Nalia learns, just
after her sixteenth birthday,
that she is a false princess, a
stand-in for the real Nalia. She
is now Sinda and must leave
behind the city, her best friend,
Kiernan, and the only life she’s
ever known. Sent to live with a
relative, she discovers to her
surprise, that magic runs
through her and she realizes
that she will never be just a
simple village girl.
RL 5.8 Pts. 15
FOURMILE BY WATT KEY
Twelve-year-old Foster knows in his
gut that Dax Ganey, the man
dating his widowed mother is a
bad seed. Then a stranger arrives
at their Alabama farm, a former
Army Ranger, and Foster
believes he has found an ally.
Dax soon resents him and Foster
and also Foster’s mother. Dax
will be a dangerous enemy, but
the stranger can be just as
dangerous, if not more so.
RL 3.9 Pts.6.0
HADES: LORD OF THE DEAD
BY GEORGE O’CONNOR
This book tells the story of
Hades’ abduction of
Persephone and her
mother’s revenge. This is
action-packed, fast paced
adventure in graphic novel
format.
RL 4.0 Pts. 1.0
HERE LIES LINC BY DELIA RAY
Lincoln Crenshaw is surrounded by
death. His father died when he was
seven, he lives next door to the
town cemetery and because of his
mother’s work, Linc visits
cemeteries and graves all over the
US. Linc’s school assignment is to
choose a tombstone and find out
the history of the person buried
there. Linc chooses the statue of
the Black Angel. The rumor is that
scary things happen to the people
that touch that statue.
RL 5.2 Pts. 11
IN A GLASS GRIMMLY BY ADAM GIDWITZ
Join Jack and Jill on a
new set of tales from
the Brothers Grimm.
Loosely based on fairy
tales, the stories are
gory, scary, terrifying
and perfect for reading
aloud
RL 4.4 Pts. 8.0
JUMP INTO THE SKY BY SHELLEY PEARSALL
In May of 1945, 13
year old Levi Battle
heads south in search
of his father, an elite
black paratrooper. Levi
travels through “Jim
Crow” South to discover
that his father is on a
dangerous secret
mission, more perilous
than he had ever
imagined.
RL 5.8 Pts. 13.0
LINCOLN’S LAST DAYS BY BILL O’REILLY
President Lincoln travels
through Washington, D.C.
after the end of the bloody
Civil War. During the
celebration, Lincoln is
assassinated at Ford’s
Theatre by the actor John
Wilkes Booth. This is
compelling non-fiction, with
a thrilling chase, a fiery
shoot-out and swift justice
for the perpetrators.
RL 7.5 Pts. 7.0
THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK
BY KRISTIN LEVINE
RL 4.1 Pts. 10.0
Twelve-year -olds Liz and Marlee
are best friends in middle school
during the 1958 school
integration of Little Rock. Liz
suddenly leaves school, and the
rumor is that she was a light
skinned black passing for white.
The schools refuse to follow the
Federal Integration order, but
Marlee doesn’t care about the
law, she wants her friend back,
but their friendship could put
their families in danger.
NAVIGATING EARLY BY CLARE VANDERPOOL
World War II is ending, Jack’s
mother has died and he is
sent from his home in
Kansas to a boarding
school in Maine. There he
meets the strange Early
Auden. Despite their
differences, Jack is drawn
to Early and the two begin
a search for the great
black bear on the
Appalachian Trail, where
their real adventures begin
RL 5.2 Pts. 11
ONE FOR THE MURPHYS BY LINDA HUNT
Carley has just been placed in
state’s foster care system.
She was being raised by her
single mom who is not the
most caring or responsible
person. Carley has been
placed with the Murphys and
she has a tough time getting
used to them. Eventually she
starts to feel like she really
belongs and then her mother
shows up and wants her
back.
RL 3.4 Pts. 6.0
SHADOW ON THE MOUNTAIN
BY MARGI PREUS
14 year old Espen is a
courier for the Norwegian
Resistance during World
War II. Eventually he
becomes a spy and his
missions become more and
more dangerous until he is
forced to ski across the
mountains into Sweden to
escape. A bonus
“Instructions for Code
Breakers” is included.
RL 5.0 Pts. 8.0
SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS
BY LAURA AMY SCHLITZ
Clara lives in Victorian London and
for her birthday the street
performer Gaspare Grisini and his
two assistants are hired to put on
a puppet show for the celebration.
The night of the party, Clara
disappears and Grisini, Lizzie Rose
and Parsefall, the assistants, are
suspected. When Grisini also
disappears, Lillie Rose & Parsefall
flee and are caught in the trap set
by Grisini’s ancient rival.
RL 5.1 Pts. 15.0
SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSA
BY GUADALUPE GARCIA MCCALL
Odelila and her sisters find a dead
body and decide to travel from
Texas to Mexico to deliver the body
to his family. The five sisters take
the family car (without permission)
and embark upon an adventure.
Typical siblings, one minute they are
squabbling, the next they are
mature , loving and brave. This book
combines Texas border culture with
Mexican mysticism.
RL 5.4 Pts. 13
TEMPLE GRANDIN: HOW THE GIRL WHO
LOVED COWS EMBRACED AUTISM
BY SY MONTGOMERY
Temple Grandin is one of the most well
known adults with autism. As a child, it was
recommended that she be placed in a
hospital, but her mother placed her in a
school instead. Temple has always loved
animals and her work with cattle has
revolutionized the livestock industry. This
biography not only recognizesTemple’s
accomplishments but brings some
understanding of the autistic mind.
RL 7.0 Pts. 4.0
UNDER THE NEVER SKY
BY VERONICA ROSSI
Aria lives in a domed city
dependent on digital
resources. Perry has
advanced senses and lives on
a settlement in the real world.
Aria tries to get information on
her mother by going into the
real world. Things go awry and
Aria is kicked out of the dome
and left to die, and then she
meets Perry. Aria and Perry
have to work through their
biases and prejudice and stick
together in order to survive.
RL 4.1 Pts. 12.0
Many YHBA titles are also available as eBooks from
the PTS Digital Download Library.
SO LET’S GET
READING!