The finalists for the 2018 Indies Choice and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award have been announced. Booksellers across the U.S. will vote to choose the winners, who will be announced on Wednesday, May 9th. Below are the finalists for the youth categories:

BOOK OF THE  YEAR – YOUNG ADULT

All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

 

E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – MIDDLE READER

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez

One Last Word by Nikki Grimes

Refugee by Alan Gratz

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate