Transcript Young Hoosier Book Awards 2012

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!
AMELIA LOST BY CANDANCE FLEMING
In alternating chapters,
readers move back and
forth between Amelia
Earhart's life (from
childhood up until her last
flight) and the exhaustive
search for her and her
missing plane. This book
includes photos, maps,
and handwritten notes
from Amelia herself.
RL 6.6 Pts. 5.0
ANYA’S GHOST BY VERA BROSGOL
Of all the things Anya
expected to find at the
bottom of an old well, a new
friend was not one of them,
especially not a new friend
who’s been dead for a
century. She’s embarrassed
by her family, self-conscious
about her body, and she’s
pretty much given up on
fitting in at school. A new
friend—even a ghost—is just
what she needs.
RL 2.3 Pts. 1.0
THE BERLIN BOXING CLUB
BY ROBERT SHARENOW
Karl Stern has never
thought of himself as a
Jew; but he is bullied at
his school in Nazi-era
Berlin anyway. Then Max
Schmeling, a champion
boxer and German hero,
gives Karl boxing
lessons. As Nazi violence
against Jews escalates,
Karl must take on a new
role: family protector.
RL 5.7 Pts. 13
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY BY RUTA SEPRTYS
Lina is just like any other fifteenyear-old Lithuanian girl in 1941
until one night when Soviet
officers barge into her home.
Separated from her father, forced
onto a crowded and dirty train
car, Lina, her mother, and her
young brother slowly make their
way north to a work camp in the
coldest reaches of Siberia.
RL 3.6 Pts. 9
BLIZZARD OF GLASS THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION OF
1917 BY SALLY WALKER
On December 6, 1917 two ships
collided in Halifax Harbor. The
resulting blast flattened two
towns, Halifax and Dartmouth,
killing nearly 2,000 people.
The next day, a blizzard
dumped more than a foot of
snow on the area stranding the
towns and paralyzing the relief
efforts.
RL 7.9 Pts. 4
CANDY BOMBER BY MICHAEL TUNNELL
This is a true story of
chocolate, bubble gum,
and hope. After World
War II, food and supplies
were airlifted into
Russian-blockaded West
Berlin. US Air Force Lt.
Halvorsen began
dropping chocolate and
gum by parachute for the
children.
RL 7.2 Pts. 2
CITY OF ORPHANS
BY AVI
The streets of 1893 New York
are crowded and filthy. Maks
is on the run and his sister
Emma has been arrested and
imprisoned for stealing. This
riveting, quickly paced
adventure is set against a
backdrop alive with the sights
and sounds of tenement New
York.
RL 3.5 Pts. 8
CLOSE TO FAMOUS BY JOAN BAUER
Twelve-year-old Foster
McFee and her mother
leave Memphis in the
middle of the night, fleeing
the mother’s abusive
boyfriend.
She and her singer mother
relocate to a tiny, rural West
Virginia town where they
discover a friendly
population of quirky
characters .
RL 3.6 Pts. 6
DRAGON CASTLE BY JOSEPH BRUCHAC
Young Prince Rashko is
frustrated with his family
- no one does any
thinking but him! When
Rashko's parents
mysteriously disappear
and the evil Baron Temny
parks his army outside
the castle walls, it is up
to the young prince to
save the day.
RL 5.6 Pts. 10
THE EMERALD ATLAS
BY JOHN STEPHENS
Kate, Michael, and Emma
are on a journey through
time to dangerous and
secret corners of the
world...a journey of allies
and enemies, of magic
and mayhem. And—if an
ancient prophesy is
correct—they can change
the course of history.
RL 4.9 Pts. 15
HIDDEN BY HELEN FROST
When Wren Abbott
and Darra Monson
are eight years old,
Darra's father steals
a minivan. He doesn't
know that Wren is
hiding in the back.
The hours and days
that follow change
the lives of both girls.
RL 3.9 Pts. 3
LEGEND BY MARIE LU
They are both teenagers, but they
come from incompatible worlds. June
is being groomed for military
leadership; Day is a child of the
slums and he is already his country's
most wanted criminal. But when the
paths of the two finally cross, they
discover that they not only have
things in common; they have a
mission that must now share.
RL 4.8 Pts. 11
MICHAEL VEY:THE PRISONER OF CELL 25
BY RICHARD PAUL EVANS
To everyone Michael Vey is
nothing special. But in truth,
Michael is extremely special—he
has electric powers. Michael
soon discovers that Taylor has
the same powers. Their abilities
soon bring them to the attention
of a group who wants to control
the teens—and through them,
the world.
RL 3.5 Pts. 11
OKAY FOR NOW: A NOVEL BY GARY D.
SCHMIDT
Doug Swieteck is a 14 yearold who just moved to a
new town, with no friends
and a lousy older brother.
Doug finds an unlikely ally
in Lil Spicer and he finds
the strength to endure an
abusive father, and the
return of his oldest brother,
forever scarred, from
Vietnam.
RL 4.9 Pts. 11
OUTLAW BY STEPHEN DAVIES
Jake and his sister, Kas are
abducted, bundled into a
van, and driven into the
unknown. Jake learns
that the kidnapper with
the spider web tattoo is
the remorseless outlaw
Yakuuba Sor, who is
connected to an
international terrorist
organization.
RL 5.2 Pts. 8
PRISONERS IN THE PALACE:
HOW VICTORIA BECAME QUEEN BY
MICHAELA MCCALL
The year is 1838 and the place is
London. Penniless 16 year old
Liza accepts the position of lady's
maid to young Princess Victoria
and steps unwittingly into the
intrigue of the servant's world
below-stairs as well as the
trickery above.
RL 5.0 Pts. 12
THE RUNNING DREAM BY WENDELIN VAN
DRAANEN
Jessica thinks her life is
over when she loses a
leg in a bus accident., As
she struggles to cope
with crutches and a
cyborg-like prosthetic,
Jessica feels oddly in the
spotlight . Jessica has
the support of family and
friends, but will she be
able to run again?
RL 5.2 Pts. 8
TITANIC SINKS!
BY BARRY DENEBERG
This one-of-a-kind, high-concept
book, combines fiction and
nonfiction to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the
sinking of the Titanic.
Authentic period photographs
and diagrams immerses you
in the era of the Titanic.
RL 8.2 Pts. 3
TRAPPED BY MICHAEL NORTHRUP
A nor’easter, which will
ultimately be known as the
worst blizzard in U.S. history,
sweeps into a rural New
England community, trapping
seven kids inside their high
school for days. What begins
as a fun adventure, quickly
turns into a battle for
survival.
RL 5.3 Pts. 9
WITCHES: THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY
OF DISASTER IN SALEM BY ROSALYN
SCHANZER
In the colonial town of
Salem Village, two girls
began to twitch, mumble,
and contort their bodies
into strange shapes. This
is the riveting, true story
of the witch hunts and
mass hysteria that took
over the Puritan
community of Salem.
RL 7.7 Pts. 4
Many YHBA titles are also available as eBooks from
the PTS Digital Download Library.
SO LET’S GET
READING!