New Washington Middle High School Mustangs
New Washington Middle-High School participates annually with other high schools in the state to vote for the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award. Students who choose to participate read at least one book from the list of nominees and cast their votes in the spring. All books are labeled with a gold nominee label at the bottom of the spine — current nominees also have a pink rose label. Click here to vote!
Click here to vote!Eliot Rosewater is a recurring fictional character in Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, including God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Vonnegut is a famous Hoosier author who grew up in Indianapolis. This award was named to honor him and all Indiana writers. The award is often referred to as the “Rosie Award” or “Rosie.”
2020-2021 Eliot Rosewater Nominees
Attucks! by Phillip Hoose
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Berserker by Emmy Laybourne
Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappi
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
The Final Six by Alexandra Monir
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka
How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
In Her Skin by Kim Savage
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson
Surface Tension by Mike Mullin
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
The X-Files: Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia
Young Hoosier Book Award Information
The purpose of the Young Hoosier Book Award Program is to stimulate recreational reading among elementary and middle school/junior high school children and to encourage cooperation between administrators, school media specialists, teachers, public libraries, and the community in providing reading experiences for Indiana school children. Although NWMHS does not currently participate in voting at this level, look for these books in the media center with a red or blue YHBA label at the bottom of the spine!
2020-2021 Intermediate Nominees
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine
Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker
The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective
Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln by Marissa Moss
Granted by John David Anderson
Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney
Lions & Liars by Kate Beasley
Lost (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson
Max & the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce
Monster Mayhem by Christopher Eliopoulos
The Phantom Tower by Keir Graff
Power Forward (Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream) by Hena Khan
RA the Mighty, Cat Detective by A.B. Greenfield
Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee by Deborah Abela
Wonderland by Barbara O’Connor
2015-2016 Middle Grades Nominees
Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City by Phillip Hoose
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Gamer Army by Trent Reedy
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Girl I Used To Be by April Henry
How to Disappear by Sharon Huss Roat
Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
New Kid by Jerry Craft
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor