WYOMING LIBRARY ASSOCIATION2023-2024 Awards | 2022-2023 Awards
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Winners & Nominees (1986-2023)Indian Paintbrush books by author 2022-2023
The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner Linked by Gordon Korman Starfish by Lisa Fipps Switched by Bruce Hale When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed 
2021-2022
Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson Out of Hiding by Ruth Gruener The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Us, in Progress by Lulu Delacre
2020-2021
Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead Dear Sister by Alison McGhee Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park Framed! by James Ponti Front Desk by Kelly Yang Rising Water by Marc Aronson
2019-2020
Other nominees Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn Sunny by Jason Reynolds Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
2018-2019
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull Ghost by Jason Reynolds Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai Under Their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
2017-2018
Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein Last in a Long Line of Rebels by Lisa Lewis Tyre Old Wolf by Avi Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Swing Sideways by Nanci Turner Steveson
2016-2017
Beneath by Roland Smith Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton Masterminds by Gordon Korman The Menagerie by Tui and Kari Sutherland Soar by Joan Bauer The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin Woof by Spencer Quinn
2015-2016
Dash by Kirby Larson Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson One Came Home by Amy Timberlake Plunked by Michael Northrop The Rookie Bookie by L. Jon Wertheim and Tobias Moskowitz The Secret of Midway by Steve Watkins Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff Tracing Stars by Erin E. Moulton The Wednesdays by Julie Bourbeau
2014-2015
Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean Fourmile by Watt Key Icefall by Matthew Kirby Legend of the Ghost Dog by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Jacobson The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
2013-2014
Other Nominees 2012-2013
13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison Bull Rider by Suzanne Williams Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos Dog Lost by Ingrid Lee Drizzle by Kathleen Van Cleve The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt Powerless by Matthew Cody Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
2012
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby Extra Credit by Andrew Clements Flawed Dogs by Berkeley Breathed Hero by Mike Lupica Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky Masters of Disaster by Gary Paulsen Secret of the Night Ponies by Joan Hiatt Harlow Storm Runners by Roland Smith Storyteller by Patricia Reilly Giff Tango by Eileen Beha Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord
2011
Everything for a Dog by Ann M. Martin Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor Kickoff! by Tiki and Ronde Barber Lost and Found by Andrew Clements Mudshark by Gary Paulsen The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan Schooled by Gordon Korman The Valley of the Wolves by Laura Gallego Garcia When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
2010
Elephant Run by Roland Smith Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Gossamer by Lois Lowry Jackie's Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs Kenny and the Dragon by Tony Diterlizzi Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall War Horse by Michael Morpurgo The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
2009
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley Getting Air by Dan Gutman Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson Heat by Mike Lupica The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen The Legend of the Wandering King by Laura Gallego Garcia No Talking by Andrew Clements Rules by Cynthia Lord Swindle by Gordon Korman Toby Wheeler, Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer by Thatcher Heldring Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
2008
Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart The Fire Within by Chris D’Lacey The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman Midnight Rider by Joan Hiatt Harlow Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica Mud City by Deborah Ellis Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry Room One by Andrew Clements Takini by Kenneth Thomasma Wenny Has Wings by Janet Lee Carey
2007
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud Buttermilk Hill by Ruth White The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam by Melissa Glenn Haber LightLand by Heather McCutchen Maggie's Door by Patricia Reilly Giff Maxx Comedy by Gordon Korman The Perils of Peppermints by Barbara Brooks Wallace The River Between Us by Richard Peck The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry Stranded in Boringsville by Catherine Bateson Survival in the Storm by Katelan Janke Worth by A. LaFaye
2006
Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson Blue Fingers by Cheryl Aylward Whitesel Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett Circle of Doom by Tim Kennemore The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman Ida B ... And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale The Ravenmaster’s Secret by Elvira Woodruff Rodzina by Karen Cushman The School Story by Andrew Clements Secret of the Black Widow by Eugene M. Gagliano TruckDogs by Graeme Base
2005
The Capture by Kathryn Lasky Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath The Field Guide by Toni DiTerlizzi and Holly Black Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech Leon and the Spitting Image by Allen Kurzweil Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay Talon and the Dragons of Crinnelia by Diana Metz What Would Joey Do? by Jack Gantos Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs by Betsy Gould Hearne
2004
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis The Captain's Dog by Roland Smith The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket The Contest by Gordon Korman Dread Mountain by Emily Rodda The Good Dog by Avi The Hideout by Peg Kehret Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer The Hunted by Gloria Skurzynski The Janitor's Boy by Andrew Clements Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
2003
Choosing Up Sides by John H. Ritter The Doll People by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin Down the Yukon by Will Hobbs Ice Story by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Jaguar by Roland Smith The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff Promises to the Dead by Mary Downing Hahn Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori Westward to Home by Patricia Hermes
2002
A Blizzard Year by Gretel Ehrlich Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis The Case of the Measled Cowboy by John Erickson Color Me Dark by Patricia McKissack Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Ghost Horses by Gloria Skurzynski Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt Ramona’s World by Beverly Cleary The Truth about Sacajawea by Kenneth Thomasma The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
2001
The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia C. DeFelice Doe Sia by Kenneth Thomasma Eye of the Great Bear by Bill Wallace The Girls’ Revenge by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Landry News by Andrew Clements The Maze by Will Hobbs My Heart is on the Ground by Ann Rinaldi P. S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin Perloo the Bold by Avi Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks The Skull of Truth by Bruce Coville Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen
2000
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie by Kristiana Gregory The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech Rage of Fire by Gloria Skurzynski Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix There’s an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George Thunder Cave by Roland Smith Wolf Shadows by Mary Casanova The World's Worst Fairy Godmother by Bruce Coville Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
1999
Amber Brown Goes Fourth by Paula Danziger Amee-nah by Kenneth Thomasma Bad, Badder, Baddest by Cynthia Voigt Call Me Francis Tucket by Gary Paulsen Frindle by Andrew Clements Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body by Todd Strasser The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse The Return of Santa Paws by Nicholas Edwards Sees Behind Trees by Michael Dorris Titanic Crossing by Barbara Williams The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg Wagon Train 911 by Jamie Gilson
1998
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson Countdown by Ben Mikaelsen Cyberstorm by Gloria Skurzynski Dinosaurs Alive! by Shelly Ritthaler Far North by Will Hobbs The Ghost of Popcorn Hill by Betty Ren Wright The Light on Hogback Hill by Cynthia C. DeFelice Moose Tracks by Mary Casanova Poppy by Avi The Richest Kids in Town by Peg Kehret See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George
1997
The Absolutely True Story by Willo Davis Roberts Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman A Christmas Sonata by Gary Paulsen Dear Levi by Elvira Woodruff The Girls Get Even by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Lostman’s River by Cynthia C. DeFelice Math Curse by Jon Scieszka Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco Time for Andrew by Mary Downing Hahn Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka Zlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovic
1996
Addy's Surprise by Connie Rose Porter Aliens Ate My Homework by Bruce Coville Beardance by Will Hobbs The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor End of the Race by Dean Hughes Frankie Murphy’s Kiss List by Donna Guthrie The Giver by Lois Lowry The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen The Journey Home by Isabelle Holland Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons The Magic School Bus, Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole Monster Blood III by R. L. Stine Nasty Stinky Sneakers by Eve Bunting White Hare's Horses by Penina Keen Spinka
1995  Winner The Boggart by Susan Cooper The Dark-Thirty by Pat McKissack Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli Goblins in the Castle by Bruce Coville If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand by Kalli Dakos Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman The Legend of Jimmy Spoon by Kristiana Gregory Mama, Let's Dance by Patricia Hermes Missing May by Cynthia Rylant The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting Somewhere Just Beyond by Barbara A. Smith Tuck Triumphant by Theodore Taylor Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
1994
Aldo Peanut Butter by Johanna Hurwitz Dew Drop Dead by James Howe The D-Poems of Jeremy Bloom by Gordon Korman Ghost Brother by C. S. Adler Humbug by Nina Bawden Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka The River by Gary Paulsen Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn Stonewords by Pam Conrad There's a Girl in My Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli Wanted by Betsy Cromer Byars
1993
All about Sam by Lois Lowry The Ghost Cadet by Elaine Marie Alphin Missing by James Duffy On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George The Practical Joke War by Alane Ferguson The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks Shoebag by Mary James Soup’s Hoop by Robert Newton Peck Strider by Beverly Cleary Teacher's Pet by Johanna Hurwitz Who Invited the Undertaker? by Ivy Ruckman The Young Black Stallion by Walter Farley
1992
38 Weeks till Summer Vacation by Mona Kerby Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade by Elvira Woodruff The Basement Baseball Club by Jeffrey Kelly Beetles, Lightly Toasted by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Cricket and the Crackerbox Kid by Alane Ferguson The Great Male Conspiracy by Betty Bates It's a Dog's Life by John Erickson High Wizardry by Diane Duane Horrible Harry in Room 2B by Suzy Kline Lone Star by Barbara Barrie The Shadowmaker by Ron Hansen
1991
Amy’s Eyes by Richard Kennedy Angel’s Mother’s Wedding by Judy Delton Beauty by Bill Wallace The Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin Dangerous Ground by Gloria Skurzynski Don’t Call Me Toad! by Mary Francis Shura The Ghost Drum by Susan Price Glass Slippers Give You Blisters by Mary Auch Maggie, Too by Joan Lowery Nixon No Place for Me by Barthe DeClements Park’s Quest by Katherine Paterson Prisoner of Vampires by Nancy Garden The Rainbow People by Lawrence Yep The Show-and-Tell War and Other Stories about Adam Joshua by Janice Smith Ten Kids, No Pets by Ann M. Martin You've Been Away All Summer by Sheila Hayes
1990
Birthday Burglar and A Very Wicked Headmistress by Margaret Mahy The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan Fran Ellen's House by Marilyn Sachs The Happiest Ending by Yoshiko Uchida Harry's Mad by Dick King-Smith Hobie Hansen, You're Weird by Jamie Gilson Josie's Beau by Natalie Honeycutt The Not-Just-Anybody Family by Betsy Cromer Byars Nutty Can't Miss by Dean Hughes Paul's Volcano by Beatrice Gormley Quentin Corn by Mary Stolz Racso and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly The Remembering Box by Eth Clifford A Royal Pain by Ellen Conford Soup on Fire by Robert Newton Peck Stinker from Space by Pamela F. Service This is Your Captain Speaking by Ivy Ruckman
1989
Black Suits from Outer Space by Gene DeWeese The Great Mom Swap by Betsy Haynes Halfback Tough by Thomas J. Dygard Janet Hamm Needs a Date for the Dance by Eve Bunting Kevin Corbett Eats Flies by Patricia Hermes Love, from the Fifth Grade Celebrity by Patricia Reilly Giff The Magic Book by Willo Davis Roberts Me and My Veggies by Isaac Whitlatch Mostly Michael by Robert Kimmel Smith On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer Rabble Starkey by Lois Lowry Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary The Secret Life of Dilly McBean by Dorothy Haas Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClements Valentine Rosy by Sheila Greenwald The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman Who's Reading Darci's Diary? by Martha Tolles
1988
Back Yard Angel by Judy Delton Christmas with Ida Early by Robert Burch The Cuckoo Sister by Vivien Alcock Daphne’s Book by Mary Downing Hahn Devil’s Race by Avi Invisible Lissa by Natalie Honeycutt Just Tell Me When We’re Dead! by Eth Clifford Nutty and the Case of the Mastermind Thief by Dean Hughes Oh Honestly, Angela! by Nancy K. Robinson The Oscar J. Noodleman Television Network by Stephen Manes Pets, Vets, and Marty Howard by Joan Davenport Carris Rich Mitch by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Soup on Ice by Robert Newton Peck Trapped in the Slickrock Canyon by Gloria Skurzynski Who Put That Hair in my Toothbrush? by Jerry Spinelli Wordchanger by Mary Haynes Yesterday’s Horses by Jean Slaughter Doty
1987
Babe by Dick King-Smith Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy Blair's Nightmare by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Building Blocks by Cynthia Voigt Come Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Paterson Cracker Jackson by Betsy Cromer Byars The Dancing Cats of Applesap by Janet Taylor Lisle The Haunting by Margaret Mahy Lenny Kandell, Smart Aleck by Ellen Conford Omega Station by Alfred Slote One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox Prairie Songs by Pam Conrad Raising a Mother Isn't Easy by Elisabet McHugh The Song of Pentecost by W. J. Corbett The Terrible Truth by Stephen Roos Tink in a Tangle by Dorothy Haas Your Former Friend, Matthew by LouAnn Bigge Gaeddert
1986
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Co-Chair Whitney Luciano (2023)
Co-Chair Rebecca Jones (2025) Amy Preston (2022) Becky Davis (2022) Daniel Primich (2024) Linda Herget (2025) Kennedy Penn-O'Toole (2023) Michelle Humber (2024) | Award GuidelinesThe Indian Paintbrush Book Award is jointly sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association (Children’s/YA Section and the School Library/Media Personnel Section) and the Wyoming State Literacy Association. The Wyoming Library Association established this award in 1985 to promote literacy and encourage conversations around quality literature among Wyoming youth. Voting Wyoming fourth, fifth, and sixth graders are encouraged to read or listen to as many of the nominated books as possible (a minimum of three) and vote for their favorite. Librarians, teachers, and parents are encouraged to promote these titles and read some of the books aloud to their students. Books on the list will be accessible to students with a range of reading abilities, and will represent a diversity of characters and experiences. Each spring the students vote, at school or at the public library, for their favorite book from the list. Sponsoring adults collect and submit the votes online through WYLA.org. The committee announces winning titles through the WLA and Wyoming State Literacy Association listservs. Teachers and librarians also share this information directly with students and patrons. Nominating Criteria
The Indian Paintbrush Book Award Committee begins compiling a list of nominations in January and reads as many of the nominated titles as possible. The committee meets in April to finalize a list of 10 titles. This list becomes the ballot for the next school year, and is shared widely with teachers and librarians. Considerations for Nominated Books1. Book meets all nominating criteria for award. 2. Committee takes into account the number of individual and school nominations a book receives state-wide. 3. Committee members use professional knowledge of children’s literature to determine the value a book will add to the list. 4. Book must have at least two published reviews, or be considered on its own merit if a book is of local interest or by a Wyoming author. 5. Books in a series may be considered if it’s the first in a series, or if the title stands alone. 6. Books should be designated by publishers or in reviews as appropriate for middle-grade readers (not YA). 7. If possible, at least 50% of nominees should be available in paperback. 8. Committee will consider representing a variety of genres and a diversity of experiences in terms of gender, socio-economic status, race, etc. when building the list of nominated titles. | Committee Composition & ResponsibilitiesThe committee of 8 is composed of 4 members of the Wyoming Library Association (2 school or academic, 2 public), and 4 members of the Wyoming State Literacy Association. Each member will serve a 3-year term, with the option to serve a second term. If a member leaves the committee, they are allowed to serve another term if an opening becomes available and they’re willing to do so. Committee members are responsible for reading widely from the nominations list and contributing insight when building the next year’s list during the annual meeting. The meeting will take place either as a conference call, Zoom, or another online meeting format. Members may choose to serve as co-chair at any time during their term. Co-Chairs Co-chairs will serve for 2 years; one incoming and one outgoing. Outgoing co-chair serves as the lead, and trains the incoming co-chair. Responsibilities include:
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