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__**Texas Bluebonnet Books 2012-2013 **__

The Texas Bluebonnet Books are a list of twenty books selected annually by teachers and librarians. The books on the list represent a wide spectrum of literature and are selected solely to encourage free voluntary reading. Texas students in grades three to grade six are invited to read any five (or more) of these books and then vote for their favorite book in January. The votes are tallied online and the book receiving the most votes wins the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Only students in grades three through six are allowed to vote. A complete list of this year's nominees is printed below. We hope to have many children voting this year. As the saying goes, "read five and then decide".

Here is a link to additional activities and information (reader's theatre plays, book reviews, crafts and other activities, related websites, etc.) that relate to the twenty books on this year's Texas Bluebonnet List:

[|TLA Bluebonnet Book Resource Site]

**__ Texas Bluebonnet Award __** **__ 2012 - 2013 __**

Arnosky, Jim. 2011. **//Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators//**. New York: Sterling. Trade: 978-1-402756610.

 Cardillo, Margaret. 2011. **//Just Being Audrey//**. Illustrated by Julia Denos. New York: Balzer & Bray. Trade: 978-0-06-185283-1, Library Binding: 978-0-06-185284-8.

Deedy, Carmen Agra and Randall Wright. 2011 **//The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale.//** Illustrated by Barry Moser. Atlanta: Peachtree. Trade: 978-1-56145-595-9.

Durango, Julia. 2010. **//Under the Mambo Moon//**. Illustrated by Fabricio VandenBroeck. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. Reinforced: 978-1-57091-723-3, E-book: 978-1-60734-278-6.

Fleming, Candace. 2010. **//Clever Jack Takes the Cake//**. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books.Library Binding: 978-0-375-95697-3, Trade: 978-0-375-84979-4.

Hatke, Ben. 2010. **//Zita the Spacegirl//**. New York: First Second. Trade: 978-1-59643-695-4, Paperback: 978-1-59643-446-2.

Jonell, Lynne. 2010. **//Hamster Magic//**. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. New York: Random House. Trade: 978-0-375-86660-9, Library Binding: 978-0-375-96660-6, Paperback: 978-0-375-86616-6, E-book: 978-0-375-89672-9.

Kennedy, Kim. 2010. **//Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates.//** Illustrated by Greg Call. New York: Amulet Books. Trade: 978-0-8109-9357-0.

Lupica, Mike. 2010. **//Hero.//** New York: Philomel Books. Trade: 978-0-399-25283-9, Paperback: 978-0-14-241960-1 (Puffin), Audio-CD: 978-0-14-242819-1.

McElligott, Matthew and Larry Tuxbury. 2010. **//Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!//** Illustrated by Matthew McElligott. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Trade: 978-0-399-25229-7, Paperback: 978-0-14-241935-9.

Ramsey, Calvin A. 2010. **//Ruth and the Green Book.//** Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books. Library Binding: 978-0-7613-5255-6, E-book: 978-0-7613-6218-0.

Selznick, Brian. 2011. **//Wonderstruck//**. New York: Scholastic Press. Trade: 978-0-545-02789-2.

Smith, Clete Barrett. 2011. **//Aliens on Vacation//**. Illustrated by Christian Slade. New York: Disney Hyperion Books. Reinforced: 978-1-4231-3363-6, E-book: 978-1-4231-4750-3, Audio-CD: 978-1-4558-0134-3.

Sternberg, Julie. 2011. **//Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie//**. Illustrated by Matthew Cordell. New York: Amulet Books. Trade: 978-0-8109-8424-0.

Swaim, Jessica. 2010. **//Scarum Fair//**. Illustrated by Carol Ashley. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. Trade: 978-1-59078-590-4.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Sylver, Adrienne. 2010. **//Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog//**. Illustrated by Elwood H. Smith. New York: Dutton Children's Books. Trade: 978-0-525-47897-3.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Taback, Simms. 2011. **//Postcards from Camp//**. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books. Trade: 978-0-399-23973-1.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Warner, Sally. 2011. **//EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken//**. Illustrated by Jamie Harper. New York: Viking. Trade: 978-0-670-06243-0, Paperback: 978-0-14-241988-5.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Weinstein, Muriel Harris. 2010. **//Play, Louis, Play: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn//**. Frank Morrison. New York: Bloomsbury. Trade: 978-1-59990-375-0.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Yohalem, Eve. 2009. **//Escape Under the Forever Sky//**. San Francisco: Chronicle. Trade: 978-0-8118-6653-8, Paperback: 978-0-8118-7874-6.
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