Shot Clock

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 15:11

Tony tries to join the local AAU basketball team in memory of his best friend, Dante, who was a “hoops phenom.” Tony ends up being the team’s statistician and must find a way to heal while also bringing the team a championship.

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Shot Clock

Caron Butler
(Juvenile Fiction - J Butler)


Tony tries to join the local AAU basketball team in memory of his best friend, Dante, who was a “hoops phenom.” Tony ends up being the team’s statistician and must find a way to heal while also bringing the team a championship.

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

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The Last Beekeeper

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 15:09

In a future world plagued by climate crises, Yolanda “Yoly” Cisneros must find a way to save the last beehive to avoid even more disastrous environmental events.

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The Last Beekeeper

Pablo Cartaya
(Juvenile Fiction - J Cartaya)


In a future world plagued by climate crises, Yolanda “Yoly” Cisneros must find a way to save the last beehive to avoid even more disastrous environmental events.

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Moongarden


  • What About Will


  • Tumble


  • Invisible


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Shot Clock


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • Lines of Courage


  • The Lost Year


  • The Marvellers


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • The Golden Hour


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Air


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • In the Key of Us


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • Swim Team


  • The Clackity


  • Grounded for All Eternity


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Swim Team

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:54

Bree finds a kindred spirit in an elderly neighbor, a former swim team captain who helps her face her water woes.

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Christm Swim Team)


Bree finds a kindred spirit in an elderly neighbor, a former swim team captain who helps her face her water woes.

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Lines of Courage


  • Air


  • Shot Clock


  • The Lost Year


  • The Clackity


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • What About Will


  • Invisible


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Swim Team


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • Tumble


  • In the Key of Us


  • The Marvellers


  • The Golden Hour


  • Moongarden


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


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The Marvellers

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:51

Ella Durand, a new student at the Arcanum Training Institute, and the first ever conjuror, discovers not all of her fellow magicians to be welcoming. Facing nasty rumors and concern for a missing professor, Ella must defend her name and find the professor before all is lost.

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The Marvellers

Dhonielle Clayton
(Juvenile Fiction - J Clayton)
Series: Marvellerverse


Ella Durand, a new student at the Arcanum Training Institute, and the first ever conjuror, discovers not all of her fellow magicians to be welcoming. Facing nasty rumors and concern for a missing professor, Ella must defend her name and find the professor before all is lost.

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • Invisible


  • The Lost Year


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • The Clackity


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Lines of Courage


  • The Marvellers


  • Shot Clock


  • What About Will


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • Swim Team


  • In the Key of Us


  • Moongarden


  • The Golden Hour


  • Tumble


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • Air


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Invisible

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:48

Can five so-called misfits come together as a team to help someone in need even when they seem to have nothing in common?

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Invisible

Christina Diaz Gonzalez
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Gonzale Invisible)


Can five so-called misfits come together as a team to help someone in need even when they seem to have nothing in common?

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • The Marvellers


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • Air


  • Invisible


  • In the Key of Us


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • Shot Clock


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • What About Will


  • Tumble


  • The Clackity


  • The Golden Hour


  • The Lost Year


  • Lines of Courage


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • Swim Team


  • Moongarden


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Grounded for All Eternity


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What About Will

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:45

When Trace’s older brother Will suffers a brain injury in a football game, Will’s personality and habits totally change. This causes a lot of upheaval in Trace’s life, including his parents' divorce. But when he finds out even more shocking behavior from Will, does it mean Trace will have to betray his brother to get him help?

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What About Will

Ellen Hopkins
(Juvenile Fiction - J Hopkins)


When Trace’s older brother Will suffers a brain injury in a football game, Will’s personality and habits totally change. This causes a lot of upheaval in Trace’s life, including his parents' divorce. But when he finds out even more shocking behavior from Will, does it mean Trace will have to betray his brother to get him help?

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Invisible


  • Shot Clock


  • Moongarden


  • Tumble


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • Swim Team


  • The Lost Year


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • The Clackity


  • Air


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • The Marvellers


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • Lines of Courage


  • The Golden Hour


  • In the Key of Us


  • What About Will


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • The Last Beekeeper


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When the World Was Ours

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:43

With World War II not far off from 1936 Vienna, best friends Leo, Elsa, and Max will soon find themselves torn from one another. When the war ends, will they find their way back, or will they even want to?

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When the World Was Ours

Liz Kessler
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Kessler)


With World War II not far off from 1936 Vienna, best friends Leo, Elsa, and Max will soon find themselves torn from one another. When the war ends, will they find their way back, or will they even want to?

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • The Lost Year


  • Tumble


  • What About Will


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Lines of Courage


  • In the Key of Us


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • The Clackity


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • The Marvellers


  • Shot Clock


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • Air


  • The Golden Hour


  • Invisible


  • Swim Team


  • Moongarden


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In the Key of Us

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:41

As the only two Black girls at Harmony Music Camp, Zoe and Andi begin to connect and come to terms with their futures. However, the greatest discovery might just be their need for each other.

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In the Key of Us

Mariama Lockington
(Juvenile Fiction - J Locking)


As the only two Black girls at Harmony Music Camp, Zoe and Andi begin to connect and come to terms with their futures. However, the greatest discovery might just be their need for each other.

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Swim Team


  • The Clackity


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Invisible


  • In the Key of Us


  • The Marvellers


  • The Golden Hour


  • What About Will


  • Tumble


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • Shot Clock


  • The Lost Year


  • Moongarden


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Lines of Courage


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


  • Air


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


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Grounded for All Eternity

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:37

When your average kids from Hell find themselves in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night, they discover they’ve accidentally brought an escaped soul with them. They must trap this evil soul before more havoc is caused on Earth—and before they're grounded!

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Grounded for All Eternity

Darcy Marks
(Juvenile Fiction - J Marks)


When your average kids from Hell find themselves in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night, they discover they’ve accidentally brought an escaped soul with them. They must trap this evil soul before more havoc is caused on Earth—and before they're grounded!

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Shot Clock


  • Tumble


  • Air


  • The Clackity


  • Invisible


  • The Golden Hour


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • When the World Was Ours


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • What About Will


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • In the Key of Us


  • Moongarden


  • The Marvellers


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • Lines of Courage


  • The Lost Year


  • Swim Team


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


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The Lost Year

Submitted by Jon S. on Wed, 2023-08-30 14:33

During the COVID-19 pandemic, 13-year-old Matthew discovers an old photo of his grandmother that leads to a hidden family secret—one that could change his understanding of his family history during the Holodor famine in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh
(Juvenile Fiction - J Marsh)


During the COVID-19 pandemic, 13-year-old Matthew discovers an old photo of his grandmother that leads to a hidden family secret—one that could change his understanding of his family history during the Holodor famine in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Middle Grade

  • Moongarden


  • Swim Team


  • The Clackity


  • Grounded for All Eternity


  • Maizy Chen's Last Chance


  • The Lost Year


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Shot Clock


  • The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls


  • Air


  • Invisible


  • The Marvellers


  • Queen of the Tiles


  • Tumble


  • The Golden Hour


  • In the Key of Us


  • What About Will


  • When the World Was Ours


  • Lines of Courage


  • Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting


more >

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