Indiana State Reading Lists
2018 - 2019 Young Hoosier Book Award
Scythe
Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New...
2020 - 2021 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
Power Forward
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle grade series about a fourth-grader with big dreams...
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows
“This is a perfect pick for kids who love Rick Riordan’s many series, particularly for those eager for mythologies beyond Greek and Roman stories.”...
Harriet Gets Carried Away
From the author and illustrator of the bestselling Not Quite Narwhal comes a sweet and funny story about remembering where you belong, no matter how...
2021 - 2022 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
Lifeboat 12
“This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”—Dashka...
Look Both Ways
A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Carnegie Medal winner An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s...
Fly!
“Teague proves that a picture can be worth a thousand words—and almost as many laughs.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Engaging illustrations and...
2020 - 2021 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee
Autoboyography
“This book is epic.” —Cosmopolitan “A hopeful and moving love story.” —Publishers Weekly Fangirl meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this...
Dry
When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing...
2021 - 2022 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee
Brave Face
A Memoir
“[P]rofound…a triumph—a full-throated howl to the moon to remind us why we choose to survive and thrive.” —Brendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling...