Ohioana Book AwardMiddle Grade & Young Adult Literature

Given by Ohioana Library

45 Works 0 Books
First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years show more has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Each year, juried awards are given to books in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/an Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Juvenile Literature. Fans have the opportunity to make their voices heard by selecting the Readers’ Choice Book Award from among all thirty finalists in an online poll. Finally, we present a special prize for emerging writers, the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (397), Finalist (446), Honorable Mention (19)
Categories:
All, About Ohio or an Ohioan (143), Book Set In Ohio (2), Fiction (145), Juvenile Literature (148), Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature (45), Nonfiction (181), Poetry (105), Readers' Choice (7)
Years:
All, 2023 (6), 2022 (5), 2021 (4), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (5), 2017 (5), 2016 (5), 2015 (5)

Winner 9

WorkYear
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga2023
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga2022
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson2021
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga2020
Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages2019
Walking with Miss Millie by Tamara Bundy2018
Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Sally Derby2017
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall2016
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson2015

Finalist 45

WorkYear
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga2023
The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey by Echo Brown2023
The School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix2023
Man o' War by Cory McCarthy2023
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life by Marilyn Nelson2023
Nothing Is Little by Carmella Van Vleet2023
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga2022
Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson2022
Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper2022
The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege by Brendan Kiely2022
The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang2022
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson2021
One Time by Sharon Creech2021
Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds2021
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor2021
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga2020
Code Cracking for Kids: Secret Communications Throughout History, with 21 Codes and Ciphers (For Kids series) by Jean Daigneau2020
When the Stars Lead to You by Ronni Davis2020
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis2020
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei2020
Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages2019
The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold2019
Blended by Sharon M. Draper2019
Count the Wings: The Life and Art of Charley Harper (Biographies for Young Readers) by Michelle Houts2019
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson2019
Walking with Miss Millie by Tamara Bundy2018
The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan2018
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson2018
Virginia Hamilton: America’s Storyteller (Biographies for Young Readers) by Julie K. Rubini2018
Cody and the Rules of Life by Tricia Springstubb2018
Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Sally Derby2017
Moo by Sharon Creech2017
Saving Wonder by Mary Knight2017
Mutt's Promise by Julie Salamon2017
Empty Places by Kathy Cannon Wiechman2017
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall2016
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper2016
A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis2016
The Tale of Rescue by Michael J. Rosen2016
Like a River: A Civil War Novel by Kathy Cannon Wiechman2016
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson2015
Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard by Mary Kay Carson2015
The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech2015
Winterfrost by Michelle Houts2015
Voices from the March on Washington by J. Patrick Lewis2015

Descriptions

First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Each year, juried awards are given to books in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/an Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Juvenile Literature. Fans have the opportunity to make their voices heard by selecting the Readers’ Choice Book Award from among all thirty finalists in an online poll. Finally, we present a special prize for emerging writers, the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant.

(English, Award granter)
URL: http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/
http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/ (English, Member-written)

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