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      Young Hoosier Book Award Winners

      Browse Young Hoosier Book Award winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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      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

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      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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      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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