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Bluestem Award Nominees (3rd - 5th grade)
In October of 2008, the Illinois School Library Media Association approved the establishment of the Bluestem Award: Illinois' Grades 3-5 Reader's Choice Award.
The award is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for the sophistication of some of the Rebecca Caudill titles. Named in honor of Big Bluestem which is the state prairie grass, the nominees for this award may include both timeless classics and current titles, as well as books that have appeared on previous Monarch and Rebecca Caudill lists.
Children who read at least 4 of the 20 nominees are eligible to vote each February.
j Birney, Betty World According to Humphrey
j 910.452 bro All Staions! Distress! April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank
j Buckley, Michael The Fairy-Tale Detectives
j Clements, Andrew Extra Credit
j 741.5973 dav Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook
j 327.676073 dee 14 Cows for America
j Harper, Charise Just Grace
j Howe, Deborah Bunnicula: a Rabbit Tale of Mystery
j Klise, Kate Dying to Meet You
j Korman, Gordan Swindle
j LaFevers, R. L. Flight of the Phoenix
j Lord, Cynthia Rules
j 636.0887 mar Animal Heroes: True Rescue Stories
j 940.53 moc Passage to Freedom
j Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Faith, Hope and Ivy June
j bio Reeves Bad News for Outlaws: the Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall
j Ryan, Pam Munoz Riding Freedom
j Sachar, Louis Sideways Stories from Wayside School
j bio Scieszka, Jon Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories about Growing Up Scieszka
j 741.5 stu Adventures in Cartooning
2011 Bluestem Winners