The Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award is bestowed upon one book annually. High school students all throughout Indiana vote on their favorite books, by rating each book they’ve read from the list. There are twenty-five suggested books for the award. At the end of May, the votes are tabulated by the Rosie committee, and the book with the highest rating is announced as the winner.
The Eliot Rosewater Books, fondly known as the Rosie books, allow students to share opinions and have a say in awarding some of the best young adult novels.
The 2021-2022 book nominees:
#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil
After the Fire by Will Hill, Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
Brave Face by Shaun David Hutchinson
Cracking the Bell by Geoff Herbach
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow
I am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
I Know You Remember by Jennifer Donaldson
Killing November by Adriana Mather
Michigan Vs. The Boys by Carrie S. Allen
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
Skyward #1 by Joe Henderson
Teen Titans Raven by Kami Garcia
The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
The Opposite of Innocent by Sonja Sones
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Summaries of the novels, as well as directions for how to vote, are on the Eliot Rosewater Award website. Find it at: http://www.rosiebookaward.com/2021-2022-nominees.html. Read a nominee and cast your vote.