The winners of the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards have been announced!

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 4:11pm by prlhw

The American Booksellers Association (ABA) released the winning titles of the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards on April 17th.
Be sure to check out the other honor lists as well for these awards, located on the ABA's website.

The Indies Choice Book Awards
From the ABA website: "The Indies Choice Book Awards reflect the spirit of independent bookstores nationwide and the IndieBound movement. Book of the Year winners and Honor Award recipients are all titles nominated by ABA member booksellers to the Indie Next Lists."

The winners of the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards are listed below. Click on the titles to find them in the AADL's catalog, or on the authors' names to see more books they've written, and/or different formats of their award winning books!

Adult fiction: The Round House: A Novel, by Louise Erdrich

Adult non-fiction: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed

Adult debut book of the year: The Snow Child: A Novel, by Eowyn Ivey

Young adult book of the year: The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green

E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards
"The winners of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, reflecting the playful, well-paced language, the engaging themes, and the universal appeal to a wide range of ages embodied by E.B. White’s collection of beloved books."

The winners of the 2013 E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards are listed below. Click on the titles to find them in the AADL's catalog, or on the authors' names to see more books they've written, and/or different formats of their award winning books!

Middle-reader level: Wonder, by R.J. Palacio

Picture book level: Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.)