1. Welcome to the Young Hoosier Book challenge
ARE YOU UP FOR IT?!?!

2. What are YOUNG HOOSIER BOOKS?
Hand picked as some of the best books of the year
Cover all genres
Used in Vigo County’s Battle-of-the-Books
Written by some of the best author’s in children's literature

3. 2016-2017 Young Hoosier Picture Books
A Bean, A Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack by William Joyce
Blizzard by John Rocco
Building Our House by Jonathan Bean
Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds
Dog vs. Cat by Chris Gall
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears by Corey Schwartz
Gravity by Jason Chin
Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons by Jon Muth
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
It's An Orange Aardvark! by Michael Hall
Ivan: The Remarkable Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate
Mogie: The Heart of the House by Kathi Appelt
My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth
My Pet Book by Bob Staake
My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown
Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming
A Perfectly Messed- Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park

4. 2016-2017 Intermediate Young Hoosier Books
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Arcady's Goal by Eugene Yelchin
Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale
Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart
Double Reverse by Fred Bowen
El Deafo by Cece Bell
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey by Loree Griffin Burns
Hook's Revenge by Heidi Schulz
Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters, (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Rain Reign by Ann Martin
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant
The Rookie Bookie by L. Jon Wertheim
Running Out of Night by Sharon Lovejoy
Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Burg
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School by Suzanne Slade
Words with Wings by Nikki Grimes
The Zoo at the Edge of the World by Eric Kahn Gale

5. What will you get if you take and pass the young Hoosier book challenge??
You will get to come to Mrs. Secrest’s WORLD FAMOUS Young Hoosier Celebration!!

6. IT’S SOOOO SIMPLE… REMEMBER TO READ!! READ!!! READ!!!
What MUST you do to receive an invitation to her party??
IT’S SOOOO SIMPLE… REMEMBER TO READ!! READ!!! READ!!!

7. RULES that must be met to attend the party
Be in the 5th grade
Read at LEAST 10 intermediate Young Hoosier Books before May 1st.
Pass ALL of their SRC quizzes with at LEAST a 70%
NO detentions between now and then

8. What you will get in return…
An invitation to Mrs. Secrest’s party
The chance to vote for your favorite book which will then be named the #1 Young Hoosier Book of the YEAR!!
TIME OUT OF CLASS!!!!!!
The satisfaction of knowing that YOU DID IT!!!!

9. SO LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED AND READ!! Read!! Read!!
Dr. Cobb, Mrs. Secrest and your teachers are here to root you on and help in any way…
WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!