YHBA
The Young Hoosier Book Award (YHBA) Program is a state award given out by students in Indiana. To be eligible to vote on a favorite, a student must read at least 5 books out of the 20 that are considered for that year. To read all 20 books before April 15 (when the votes are tallied in Indianapolis) earns the reader a place on the Wall of Fame in the media center.
This year's book selection is:
Alabama Moon by Watt Key
Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue by Julius Lester
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Gentle's Holler by Kerry Madden
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Heat by Mike Lupica
Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks
La Linea by Ann Jaramillo
The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West by Gary Paulsen
The Lighthouse Land by Adrian McKinty
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan
Outbreak! Plagues that Changed History by Bryn Barnard
Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
Yellow Star by Jennifer Rozines Roy
Page update 8/30/2008