Rosewater (Rosie) Book Awards

About the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award

The Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award) is chosen annually by students across Indiana in grades nine through twelve. Students at participating high schools and public libraries who read any of approximately 20 nominated books are eligible to rate each book they've read. The votes are tabulated each May, and the winner is announced.

For more information about the Eliot Rosewater Award visit the Indiana Library Federation website.

Rosie Preview Videos

View student produced video trailers highlighting each year's Rosie nominated books.

2012-2013 Rosie Videos

2011-2012 Rosie Videos

2010-2011 Rosie Videos

2009-2010 Rosie Videos

Eliot Rosewater Annotations  1995-2013

Click to view previous and current year nominated titles with descriptions.

Voting information: Indiana students in grades nine through twelve choose the Rosie winner each year. Start reading the nominated books now and rate each online (or via the pink bookmarks) as you read them. The winner will be announced in May.