2013 Indies Choice & E. B. White Read-Aloud Awards Finalists Announced
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FINALISTS
BOOK OF THE YEAR – YOUNG ADULT
The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder written by Marissa Meyer
Colin Fischer written by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz
Every Day written by David Levithan
The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green
His Fair Assassin: Grave Mercy (Book I) written by Robin LaFevers
Seraphina written by Rachel Hartman
E. B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – MIDDLE READER
The False Prince written by Jennifer A. Neilsen
The Chronicles of Kazam: The Last Dragonslayer (Book I) written by Jasper Fforde
The One and Only Ivan written by Katherine Applegate & illustrated by Patricia Castelao
Same Sun Here written by Silas House & Neela Vaswani
Three Times Lucky written by Sheila Turnage
Wonder written by R.J. Palacio
E. B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – PICTURE BOOK
Creepy Carrots! written by Aaron Reynolds & illustrated by Peter Brown
Bear Has a Story to Tell written by Philip C. Stead & illustrated by Erin Stead
Extra Yarn written written by Mac Barnett & illustrated by Jon Klassen
Oh, No! written written by Candace Fleming & illustrated by Eric Rohmann
Too Tall Houses written by Gianna Marino
Z Is for Moose written by Kelly Bingham & illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
PICTURE BOOK HALL OF FAME
Bread and Jam for Frances written by Russell Hoban & illustrated by Lillian Hoban
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? written by Bill Martin, Jr. & illustrated by Eric Carle
Caps for Sale written & illustrated by Esphyr Slobokina
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom written by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault with illustrations by Lois Ehlert
Goodnight Gorilla written & illustrated by Peggy Rathmann
Harold and the Purple Crayon written & illustrated by Crockett Johnson
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie written & illustrated by Laura Numeroff
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse written & illustrated by Kevin Henkes
The Napping House written by Audrey Wood & illustrated by Don Wood
Stellaluna written & illustrated by Janelle Cannon
Strega Nona written & illustrated by Tomie dePaola
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs written by Jon Scieszka & illustrated by Lane Smith
INDIE CHAMPION AWARD (formerly Most Engaging Author)
Tom Angleberger
Geraldine Brooks
Jonathan Evison
John Green
Jon Scieszka
Terry Tempest Williams