Texas Bluebonnet Award 20092010

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Texas Bluebonnet Award 2009-2010
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne
Birdsall
Sequel to The Penderwicks Four sisters hatch a
plot to stop their widowed father from dating.
Grades 3-6
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Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G.
Birney
Fourth book in the series. Humphrey the hamster
has many surprising adventures as the class pet
in Ms. Brisbanes fourth grade
classroom. Grades 3-6
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Frogs by Nic Bishop
Full-color, illustrated photographs describing
the characteristics and behaviors of a variety of
frogs around the world. Grades 2-5
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach A Cuban
Folktale retold by Carmen Agra Deedy
A humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale in which
a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to
decide whom to marry. Grades K-4
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The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman
Brainteasers and tricky puzzles are all part of
the Gollywhopper Games, a promotional sweepstakes
leading to untold wealth and fame for the lucky
and smart contestants. Grades 4-7
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The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster A Tale of
Picky Eating by A. W. Flaherty
What does the Loch Ness Monster have to do with
oatmeal? Read this humorous tale to find out!
Grades K-4
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Piper Reed Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt
Pipers dad is transferred and family must move
again. Will she find happiness in their new home
in Pensacola, Florida? Grades 3-6
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What to do about Alice? how Alice Roosevelt
broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her
father Teddy crazy! by Barbara Kerley
What would you do if your dad was President of
the United States? See what Alice did. Grades
2-4
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Savvy by Ingrid Law.
Mibs turns 13 and her savvy or supernatural
ability is revealed. What will it be? And will
she be able to help her father? Grades 4-7
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Alvin Ho Allergic to Girls, School, and Other
Scary Things by Lenore Look
Alvin Ho is afraid of everything. He loves
superheroes and comes from a long line of brave
Chinese farmer-warriors. How will this help him
make friends and overcome his fears? Grades
2-4
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Two-minute Drill by Mike Lupica
Two boys team up to help each other succeed in
both football and school. Grades 3-6
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Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico! Americas' Sproutings /
Haiku by Pat Mora
Celebrate indigenous foods of the Americas like
blueberries and vanilla. Also includes
information about each food's origins. Grades
1-5
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The Hound of Rowan by Henry H. Neff.
At Rowan Academy, Max McDaniels trains in
"mystics and combat" in preparation for war with
an ancient enemy. Grades 4-8
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We are the Ship The Story of Negro League
Baseball by Kadir Nelson
Explore the history of the Negro Leagues.
Celebrate their triumphs and examine the
adversity these players encountered.
Illustrated with beautiful full color oil
paintings. Grades 3-8
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Pale Male Citizen Hawk of New York City by
Janet Schulman
Recounts the true story of Pale Male, a
red-tailed hawk living in New York City who has
become one of the city's most-watched
celebrities. Grades 1-6
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Maybelle in the Soup by Katie Speck
Maybelle the Cockroach dreams big. She wants a
real dinner and not just crumbs and spills. See
what happens to her and Henry the Flea when she
crashes a Very Important Dinner. Grades 2-5
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Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli
Diana writes about her life before and after her
father loses his job and she and her family
move far away to live with Grandpa Joe. Grades
2-4
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Help Me, Mr. Mutt! Expert Answers for Dogs with
People Problems by Janet Stevens and Susan
Stevens Crummel
Dogs across the United States write to Mr. Mutt,
a people expert, for help with their humans.
Grades 2-4
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Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf
In 1942, eleven-year-old Milada is taken from
her home in Lidice, Czechoslovakia. She is sent
to a school in Poland to be trained as a "proper
German" for adoption by German families.
Will she remember who she really is? Grades 5-8
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