LibGuides: Bluebonnet Award Lists: 2017-2018

Bluebonnet Award Winner and Master List
2017-2018

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The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier; Douglas Holgate (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction BR K1 (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780670016617
Publication Date: 2015-10-13
After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg.
The Last Kids on Earth [E-Book] (Last kids on earth #1) by Max Brallier
Call Number: J-Fiction BR K1 Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780425287569
Publication Date: 2015

Ada's Violin by Susan Hood | The Best Man by Richard Peck
Follow the Moon Home by Philippe & Deborah Cousteau | The Girls Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Ada's Violin : the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood; Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy HO (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781481430951
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
The extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash.

The Best Man by Richard Peck
Call Number: J-Fiction PE (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780803738393
Publication Date: 2016-09-20
Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget.
The Best Man [E-Book] by Richard Peck
Call Number: J-Fiction PE Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780698189737
Publication Date: 2016

Follow the Moon Home : a tale of one idea, twenty kids, and a hundred sea turtles by Philippe Cousteau; Deborah Hopkinson; Meilo So (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy CO (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781452112411
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Call Number: J-FIction BA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781616205676
Publication Date: 2016-08-09
An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon [E-Book] by Kelly Barnhill
Call Number: YA F BAR-K Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781616206567
Publication Date: 2016-08-09

The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson | The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall | Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd | Little Cat's Luck by Marion Dane Bauer

The Great Pet Escape by Jamieson, VIctoria
Call Number: Juv G JAM (Juvenile Graphic Book)
ISBN: 9781627791052
Publication Date: 2016-02-16
A young graphic novel chapter book about the escape escapades of class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School

The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
Call Number: J-Fiction EU (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781681190518
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
Nine-year-old Shelby Holmes, the best detective in her Harlem neighborhood, and her new easy-going friend from downstairs, eleven-year-old John Watson, become partners in a dog-napping case.
The Great Shelby Holmes [E-Book] by Elizabeth Eulberg
Call Number: J-Fiction EU Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781681190525
Publication Date: 2016-09-06

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall; Joseph Marshall; James Mark Yellowhawk (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction MA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781419707858
Publication Date: 2015-11-10
Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present.
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse [E-Book] by Joseph Marshall; Jim Yellowhawk (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction MA Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781613128312
Publication Date: 2015-11-10

The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
Call Number: J-Fiction LL (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780545552745
Publication Date: 2016-02-23
Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town, giving tours, and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery, and waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors--but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.

Little Cat's Luck by Marion Dane Bauer; Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction BA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781481424882
Publication Date: 2016-02-09
A little cat named Patches manages to push out a window screen and leave her house, chasing a falling leaf, and sets out to find a special place to call her own.
Little Cat's Luck [E-Book] by Marion Dane Bauer; Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction BA Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781481424905
Publication Date: 2016-02-09

Lola Levine Drama Queen by Monica Brown | The Magnificent Mya Tibbs : Spirit Week Show by Crystal Allen
Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Allison McGhee | The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh
Soar by Jason Bauer | Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart

Lola Levine: Drama Queen by Monica Brown
Call Number: Juv F BRO (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780316258432
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother.
Lola Levine, Drama Queen [E-Book] by Monica Brown
Call Number: Juv F BRO Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780316258418
Publication Date: 2016

The Magnificent Mya Tibbs [E-Book]: Spirit Week Showdown by Crystal Allen; Eda Kaban (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F ALL Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780062342355
Publication Date: 2016-01-26
Nine-year-old cowgirl Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin’ excited for the best week of the whole school year—SPIRIT WEEK! She and her megapopular best friend Naomi Jackson even made a pinky promise to be Spirit Week partners so they can win the big prize: special VIP tickets to the Fall Festival. But when the partner-picking goes horribly wrong, Mya gets paired with Mean Connie Tate—the biggest bully in school. And she can’t get out of it. Good gravy! Now Naomi is “friend-ending” mad at Mya for breaking a promise—even though Mya couldn’t help it—and everyone at school is calling Mya names. Can Mya work with Mean Connie to win the VIP tickets, and get her best friend back?

Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt; Alison Mcghee
Call Number: J-Fiction AP (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781442482425
Publication Date: 2016-03-08
An otherworldly fox is born to help eleven-year-old Jules, who is grieving over the death of her sister.

The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781419721304
Publication Date: 2016-09-20
Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side.

Soar by Joan Bauer
Call Number: YA F BAU-J (Young Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9780451470348
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
Soar [E-Book] by Joan Bauer
Call Number: YA F BAU-J Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780698159945
Publication Date: 2016
Soar [Streaming Audiobook] by Joan Bauer
Call Number: YA F BAU-J Audiobk (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780147526267
Publication Date: 2016

Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart
Call Number: J-Fiction GE (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780545665773
Publication Date: 2016-01-26
In 1890 Washington the only family Joseph Johnson has left is his half-wild Indian pony, Sarah, so when she is sold by a man who has no right to do so, he sets out to get her back--and he plans to let nothing stop him in his quest.

The Storyteller by Evan Turk | Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung | Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton

The Storyteller by Evan Turk (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy TUR (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781481435185
Publication Date: 2016-06-28
In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Call Number: J-Fiction RH (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780316262224
Publication Date: 2016-07-12
While learning about September 11th, fifth grader Deja (born after the attacks) realizes how much the events still color her world.
Towers Falling [E-Book] by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Call Number: Juv F RHO Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780316262200
Publication Date: 2016

Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung
Call Number: J-Fiction JU (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780545782265
Publication Date: 2016-04-26
Chloe Cho is a Korean American seventh-grader who would like to get in touch with many of the aspects of her heritage, but her parents are unwilling to talk about it--then when a class assignment forces Chloe to confront them directly, they finally tell her the truth about her family, which may just be too much for one girl to handle.
Unidentified Suburban Object [E-Book] by Mike Jung
Call Number: J-Fiction JU Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780545782289
Publication Date: 2016-04-26

Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions by Chris Barton; Don Tate (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy BA (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781580892971
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
The remarkable story behind the invention of the Super Soaker toy.

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The Last Kids on Earth

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