Award Archive

Young Hoosier Book Award Winners

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent Young Hoosier Book Award winning books across major categories.

View 2016 winners

2015 Middle Grades

Cardboard

TenNapel, Doug

Winner · Middle Grades

2015 Picture Book

Creepy Carrots!

Reynolds, Aaron

Winner · Picture Book

2015 Intermediate

Wonder

Palacio, R.J.

Winner · Intermediate

2014 Picture Book

Cat Secrets

Czekaj, Jef

Winner · Picture Book

2014 Middle Grades

The Prisoner of Cell 25

Evans, Richard Paul

Winner · Middle Grades

2014 Intermediate

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina

Winner · Intermediate

Young Hoosier Book Award Winners by Year

Each year page shows the full Young Hoosier Book Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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Young Hoosier Book Award Categories

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.

Picture Book

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award Picture Book winners and nominees across the full archive.

159 results across this category

Middle Grades

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award Middle Grades winners and nominees across the full archive.

129 results across this category

Intermediate

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award Intermediate winners and nominees across the full archive.

108 results across this category

Grades K-3

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award Grades K-3 winners and nominees across the full archive.

33 results across this category

Grades 6-8

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award Grades 6-8 winners and nominees across the full archive.

25 results across this category

Grades 4-6

Browse Young Hoosier Book Award Grades 4-6 winners and nominees across the full archive.

23 results across this category

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Popular Young Hoosier Book Award Winners and Categories

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2016 Young Hoosier Book Award Winners

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Young Hoosier Book Award – Picture Book

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Young Hoosier Book Award – Middle Grades

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