Young Hoosier Book Award Nominations!

Hi

My novel, Frostborn, book one in the Thrones & Bones series, has just been listed as a nominee in the 2016-2017 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominees in the Middle Grade category. The Young Hoosier Book Award is administered by by Indiana Library Federation. Each year the YHBA committee selects twenty titles in the category of Picture Books, Intermediate, and Middle Grade. Indiana students serving in grades K-8 then vote on their favorite book. Any Indiana student can vote, provided they have read 5 of the 20 books in the Middle Grade category. I'm thrilled to be on this list, alongside many great works, including books by friends Jonathan Auxier, Holly Black, and Brandon Sanderson.

This is the third awards nomination for Frostborn. The novel was previously nominated for Children's Literature Association of Utah's Beehive Book Award and is a current nominee in the Nebraska Library Association's Golden Sower Awards. 

I'm thrilled with all three nominations and extend my thanks to the teachers and librarians who work to make these awards happen and to encourage reading everywhere! 

Sincerely,

Lou Anders

Last week, I was honored to be a guest on the One Fantastic Week podcast, which livestreamed a Thrones & Bones-related interview with me, after which I joined hosts Samuel Flegal and Peter Mohrbacher in critiquing a succession of very interesting artist portfolios. You can watch the entire thing here!

The trailer for Nightborn, Thrones & Bones book 2.

Nominated for
a Beehive Book Award,
a Golden Sower Award, and
a Young Hoosier Book Award. 

“A winning testament to the value of friendship and to a surly dragon’s power of persuasion.” —Kirkus Reviews