VTPL 2024-25 Young Hoosier Book Awards | Vernon Township Public Library

1) Simon B. Rhymin'

Author

Reed, Dwayne

Series

Simon B. Rhymin' volume 1

Formats:

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Software

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"Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls Notorious D.O.G. But for now, he's just a Chicago fifth grader who's small for his age and afraid to use his voice. Simon prefers to lay low at school and at home, even though he's constantly spitting rhymes in his head. But when his new teacher assigns the class an oral presentation on something that affects their community, Simon must face his fears. With...

2) 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli

Author

LaRochelle, David

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. The oldest and youngest dragons take a train to New York City to start their own heavy metal band. And a mysterious wizard turns four more into a unicorn, a werewolf, a zombie, and a tiny pink poodle. Now how many dragons are left? Young readers will delight in following each...

3) Bathe the cat

Author

McGinty, Alice B

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Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby - and the house is in chaos.

4) Chester van Chime who forgot how to rhyme

Author

Monsen, Avery

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"Rhyming has always come easily to Chester van Chime. But one day he loses his gift and struggles to find the right words" --

5) Chickadee: criminal mastermind

Author

Silvie, Monica

Formats:

Book, eBook

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"Watch out on your next walk through the forest, because you just might encounter a real rapscallion in the form of a tiny bird! In this hilarious tale, Chickadee recounts how he went from a normal bird 'childhood' to a daring life of crime. One cold, snowy morning, shivering and hungry, he discovers a vault of gold -- and steals from it! His natural coloring resembling a mask helps him blend in as he makes his rounds of the forest. It's an exciting...

6) Don't eat bees: (life lessons from Chip the dog)

Author

Petty, Dev

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"Chip the dog shares the wisdom of his seven fruitful years of eating things he shouldn't"--

7) Figgy & Boone: best brother ever!

Author

Trasler, Janee

Series

Figgy & Boone volume 1

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"Figgy says Boone is the best brother ever but Boone explains he is a rat and Figgy is a mouse and everyone in Parsley's family album are cousin rodents"--WorldCat.

8) I cannot draw a horse

Author

Harper, Charise Mericle

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"The narrator turns a "nothing shape" into a cat, beaver, bunny, dog, turtle, and bear, but what the cat really wants is a horse"--

9) Kicks

Author

Garrett, Van G

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"This is a love letter to sneakers. But not just any sneakers. Only the flyest, floatiest, you-est kicks you can get--the ones that let you soar! This colorful, rhythmic adventure has something to offer anyone who prizes a great pair of shoes and any reader who loves to play with words" --

10) My pet feet

Author

Funk, Josh

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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"After awakening to find that her pet ferret is now pet feet, a young girl discovers that the letter "R" has disappeared and its absence is causing chaos throughout her town"--

11) Pick Me!

Author

Amato, Max

Formats:

eBook, Kindle

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Five ice cream cones are eager to get picked — until they realize what it means!

Fudge, Mint, Berry, Bean, and Candy each think they are the MOST delicious ice cream cone around. But when Rocky Road arrives to deliver the scoop that "getting picked" means getting eaten, these silly cones earn their just desserts!

12) Pigeon & Cat

Author

Hemingway, Edward

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"Cat and Pigeon live in a city lot and while they do not have much they have each other, so when Pigeon goes missing after a storm, Cat leaves the safety of their lot for the first time and traverses the city looking for her" --

13) Poopsie gets lost

Author

Harrison, Hannah E

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Pampered, nap-loving kitty Poopsie makes her way through a jungle after a pushy narrator pressures her toward adventure"--

14) Punky Aloha

Author

Tuiasoa, Shar

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"Punky loves to do a lot of things--except meeting new friends. She doesn't feel brave enough. So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother's magical sunglasses, and with a lot of aloha in her heart, Punky sets off on a BIG adventure for the very first time"--

15) Rick the rock of Room 214

Author

Falatko, Julie

Formats:

Book, eBook, VOX Books

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Tired of sitting all day on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214, a rock named Rick escapes the classroom for the great outdoors, only to discover that sometimes the greatest adventure in life is friendship.

16) A spoonful of frogs

Author

Lyall, Casey

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Young readers will have a hopping good time in this hilarious story about a witch who is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.

17) Watch out for the lion!

Author

Hartman, Brooke

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Warning readers who dare to open the book that there is a lion hiding inside, this surprising story helps them discover what is really lurking in the pages of this interactive adventure.

18) Wombat underground: a wildfire survival story

Author

Thomson, Sarah L

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"During the fire season in Australia, a wombat allows its underground shelter to become a place of refuge for other vulnerable animals in need. Discusses Australia's devastating 2019-2020 fire season, in which many animals lost their lives or their habitats" --

19) Yetis are the worst!

Author

Willan, Alex

Series

Are the worst volume 3

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Gilbert the Goblin is convinced yetis are not nearly as mysterious as they seem, and sets off to find one to prove once and for all that Goblins are just as cool and mysterious as the elusive yeti.

20) Always, Clementine

Author

Sorosiak, Carlie

Series

Letters from a runaway mouse volume 01

Formats:

Book, Audiobook CD, Audiobook MP3-CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

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"Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test. Clementine is proud of being a good lab mouse, but she's lonely. Her only snatches of friendship occur during her late-night visits with a chimpanzee named Rosie. When a compassionate lab technician frees Clementine, the mouse discovers an outside world full of wonders: Brussels...