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The Texas Bluebonnet Award Reading List

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The Texas Bluebonnet Award reading program encourages Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books. The award process provides librarians, teachers, parents, and writers with insight into young students' reading preferences. It further affords an opportunity to honor and encourage imaginative authors who create books with high appeal to children.

2011-2012 Master List

The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda	Tom Angleberger. (Amulet Books) J FIC Ang
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity	Mac Barnett; illustrated by Adam Rex. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) J M Bar
The Hallelujah Flight	Phil Bildner; illustrated by John Holyfield. (G.P. Putnam's Sons) E FIC Bil
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy	Dori Hillestad Butler; illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau. (Albert Whitman & Co) J M But
Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit	Joan Carris; illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. (Candlewick Press) J FIC Car
Happenstance Found	P. W. Catanese. (Aladdin) J FIC Cat
The Duchess of Whimsy: An Absolutely Delicious Fairy Tale	Randall de Seve; illustrated by Peter de Seve. (Philomel Books) E FIC Des
Out of My Mind	Sharon Draper. (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) J FIC Dra
Imogene’s Last Stand	Candace Fleming; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. (Schwartz & Wade Books) E FIC Fle
Turtle in Paradise	Jennifer L. Holm. (Random House) J FIC Hol
Amazing Faces	Lee Bennett Hopkins; illustrated by Chris Soentpiet. (Lee & Low Books) J 811.008 Am
Goal!	Mina Javaherbin; illustrated by A. G. Ford. (Candlewick Press) E FIC Jav
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)	Barbara Kerley; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. (Scholastic Press) J FIC Ker
Balarama: A Royal Elephant	Ted and Betsy Lewin. (Lee & Low Books) J 636.967 Le
Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott	Yona Zeldis McDonough; illustrated by Bethanne Andersen. (Henry Holt and Co.) J 921 Al
The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children	Keith McGowan; illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. (Henry Holt and Co.) J FIC Mac
Black Elk’s Vision: A Lakota Story	S. D. Nelson. (Abrams Books for Young Readers) J 921 Bl
The Storm in the Barn	Matt Phelan. (Candlewick Press) GN J Sto
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse	Marilyn Singer; illustrated by Josée Masse. (Dutton Children's Books) J 811.54 Si
The Shadows	Jacqueline West; illustrated by Poly Bernatene. (Dial Books for Young Readers) J FIC Wes

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