Young Hoosier Young Hoosier Book Award Book Award

Intermediate Nominees Intermediate Nominees 2006-20072006-2007

How do I participate in the program?

Read at least 5 of the 20 books

Fill out a YHBA Form and give it to Mrs. Bordner or Mrs. Mundt

6th graders join the “Battle of the Books” team (See Mrs. Bordner for details)

Come to the Voting Party at the end of Marchto choose your favorite book

Come to “Lunch Bunch” when invited

Genre: Biography

Lexile level: 900Accelerated Reader – BL: 6.5 Pts: 1.0

Filled with curiosity and imagination, Louis Pasteur spent a lifetime searching for answers to his many questions about diseases. Although many scientists disagreed with his unusual ideas, his discoveries made him famous. Through his dedication and insight, Pasteur saved millions of lives and laid the groundwork for future medical advancements.

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Genre: Mystery

Lexile level: 770Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.4 Pts: 6.0

Talented sixth grade studentsCalder and Petra try to locate a missing Vermeer painting and prevent an international art fraud.

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Genre: School stories

Lexile level: 800Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.4 Pts: 4.0

When popular sixth-grader Hart Evans is put in charge of the school’s annual holiday concert, he finds trying to pleaseeveryone a less than harmoniousundertaking.

Genre: Biography

Lexile level: AD 1020Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.7 Pts: 0.5

An African-American bicycle trick rider from Indianapolis becomes a world champion bike racer in the late nineteenth century.

Genre: Fantasy

Lexile level: 630Accelerated Reader – BL: 4.8 Pts: 8.0

When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister Boots are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battleinvolving men, bats, cockroaches, rats, and spiders, all foretold byan ancient prophecy.

Genre: Mystery

Lexile level: 790Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.0 Pts: 5.0

Guided by a ghost dog, Allie, the “ghost magnet”, and her friend Dub are on the trail of dognappers.

Genre: Humorous Stories

Lexile level: 530Accelerated Reader – BL: 3.8 Pts: 2.0

When Owen talks his best friend, Joseph into doing a science projectinvolving animals being disfigured because of pesticides, he is not entirely honest about the poisonous effects the pesticides could have on the tadpoles they collected for theirproject. After all their tadpoles die,Owen and Joseph must think fast to come up with a new science project before the deadline.

Genre: Humorous Stories, Realistic Fiction

Lexile level: 740Accelerated Reader – BL: 4.1 Pts: 1.0

When their parents start saying the wrong thing every time 6-year-old Sukie and her older brothers misbehave, the children discover that it is a plan from a magazine on parenting to make the children behave.

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Lexile level: 970Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.3 Pts: 5.0

When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, home schooled Ida B must attend public school. Dwindling family finances also force her family to sell part of their beloved orchard leaving Ida B feeling betrayed. Although she vows never to forgiveher parents for these circumstances,she learns valuable lessons abouthealing, loving, and growing up.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Lexile level: AD 620Accelerated Reader – BL: 3.2 Pts: 0.5

A young Polish boy’s ability to play the harmonica transportshim beyond the realities of the concentration camp where he is imprisoned.

Genre: Mystery

Lexile level: 680Accelerated Reader – BL: 4.7 Pts: 5.0

A clever cat’s heroism helps Alex and Rocky become friends after their families, one of whom is in the witness protection program,move to neighboring homes in Hilltop, Washington.

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Lexile level: 740Accelerated Reader – BL: 4.2 Pts: 3.0

Henry is sent to Indiana to stay with his grandmother while his parents try to work on their marriageproblems. Henry misseshis grandfather, who died recently and thinks there is nothing to do---until he meets his grandmother’sneighbor, Mr. Fine.

Genre: Biography

Lexile level: AD 950Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.7 Pts: 1.0

Ted Geisel loved to think up funny, fanciful creaturesthat would one day makehim a world famous authorand illustrator.

Genre: Humorous Stories, Historical Fiction

Lexile level: 750Accelerated Reader – BL: 4.7 Pts: 6.0

It’s 1904 and Russell is hoping that his one-room Indianaschool will be closed after the teacher dies, but instead hissister becomes the teacher andhis worst fears are realized.

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Lexile level: 830Accelerated Reader – BL: 5.4 Pts: 6.0

Even though Naomi and Owen have lived with their great-grandmother for several years, their irresponsible mother re-enters their lives, but only wants Naomi to come live with her.

Genre: Poetry

Rap-style poems featuring twelveNBA greats like Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Allen Iverson.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Lexile level: 880Accelerated Reader - BL: 5.5 Pts: 6.0

Even though Minerva Kalpin (Chig) has always been small in stature, she has more heartthan anyone in her Depression-era southern Indiana town.

Genre: Historical Fiction, Sports Stories

Lexile level: 750Accelerated Reader: BL: 3.6 Pts: 0.5

What happens when real lifeinterferes with our dreams? Read Oliver’s Game to learnhow Oliver’s grandfather copedwhen World War II changed the course of his life.

Genre: Humorous Stories, Mystery

Lexile level: 600Accelerated Reader - BL: 3.4 Pts: 2.0

Nolan Byrd has a secret Identity and an unusual sidekick. When spray-painted graffiti is discovered all over town, Nolan knows he musthelp find out who the tagger is.

Genre: Suspense

Lexile level: 670Accelerated Reader - BL: 4.6 Pts: 5.0

Despite warnings that the houseis haunted, Uncle Will’s decisionto buy an abandoned mansionand turn it into a bed-and-breakfast almost brings tragedy to his family.