Student votes have been tallied, and we are pleased to announce the following winners for 2024-2025! In a most unusual voting season, we have had a three-way tie for Runner-Up in both the Indian Paintbrush AND Soaring Eagle!
Buckaroo Award Winners (Grades K-3)
Winner: Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb
Runner-Up: Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin
3rd Place: Lucky Duck by Greg Pizzoli
Indian Paintbrush Award Winners (Grades 4-6)
Winner: Amari and the Night Brothers
Three-way tie for Runner-Up:
The Hope of Elephants by Amanda Rawson Hill
Nugly by M. C. Ross
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
Soaring Eagle Award Winners (Grades 7-12)
Winner: Fallout by Steve Sheinkin
Three-way tie for Runner-Up:
The Red Palace by June Hur
Yonder by Ali Standish
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Congratulations to all of this year’s winning titles. Thanks to all the students who participated in this year’s voting and to the teachers and librarians for promoting reading and the book awards.
The Buckaroo Book Award provides the opportunity for Wyoming youth in grades K-3 to select a favorite book and honor its author.
The Indian Paintbrush Book Award provides an opportunity for Wyoming youth in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades to choose their favorite book from a list of 10 nominees and honor its author.
The Soaring Eagle Book Award provides the opportunity for Wyoming youth in grades 7-12 to select a favorite book and honor its author. Its purpose is to help Wyoming students in grades 7-12.
Nominees
Enough Is...by Jessica Whipple
Roar- Choo by Charlotte Cheng
Almost Underwear by Jonathon Roth
Flamingos Are Pretty Funky by Abi Cushman
Luigi the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen
The Dictionary Story by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker
Cranky by Phuc Tran
The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt
Award Resources to come
Nominees
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Impossible Creatures by Katherine RundellPlace to Hang the Moon by Kate AlbusWishkeeper's Apprentice by Rachel Chivers KhooLegend of the Last Library by Frank L. ColeTwo Degrees by Alan GratzFirefly Summer by Morgan MatsonWild River by Rodman PhilbrickMany Points of Me by Caroline GerterMidnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart
Award Resources to come
Nominees
The Enigma Girls: how ten teenagers broke ciphers, kept secrets, and helped win World War II by Candace Fleming
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
The Hope of Elephants by Amanda Rawson Hill
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
The Kill Factor by Ben Factor
Garden of the Cursed (#1) by Katy Rose Pool
To Kill the Shadow (Mistlands #1) by Katherine Quinn
The Last Dragon an Mars (The Dragonships #1) by Scott Reintgen
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
Gallant by V. E. Schwab
Award Resources to come
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