LibGuides: Bluebonnet Award Lists: 2007-2008

Bluebonnet Award Winner and Master List
2007-2008

On the Road by Lucy Nolan; Mike Reed (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction NO (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780761452348
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.

Ballet of the Elephants by Leda Schubert | Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley | Blue Ghost by Marion Dane Bauer
Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell | Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley; Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction ST (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 0060775734
Publication Date: 2006-04-11
Raised by peasants, Bella discovers that she is actually the daughter of a knight and finds herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her life and the kingdom forever.

The Blue Ghost (Stepping Stone Chapter Books) by Bauer, Marion Dane (Illustrator); Suling Wang (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F BAU (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780756966898
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
At her grandmother's log cabin, nine-year-old Liz is led to make contact with children she believes may be her ancestors.

Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Call Number: J-Fiction DO (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 0689858167
Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family life and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.

Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Call Number: J-Fiction HA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 0689873743
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
Double Identity [E-Book] by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Call Number: J-Fiction HA Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781439106655
Publication Date: 2008-06-20

Earth Dragon Awakes by Laurence Yep | Firegirl by Tony Abbott | George Crum an the Saratoga Chip by Gaylia Taylor
Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret | Greatest Skating Race by Louise Borden

The Earth Dragon Awakes : the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 by Laurence Yep
Call Number: Juv F YEP (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780060275242
Publication Date: 2006-04-01
Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip by Gaylia Taylor; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy TAY (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781584302551
Publication Date: 2006-02-01
Growing up in the 1830s in Saratoga Springs, New York, isn't easy for George Crum. Picked on at school because of the color of his skin, George escapes into his favorite pastimes - hunting and fishing. Soon George learns to cook too, and as a young man he lands a job as chef at the fancy Moon's Lake House. George loves his work, except for the fussy customers, who are always complaining! One hot day George's patience boils over, and he cooks up a potato dish so unique it changes his life forever. Readers will delight in this spirited story of the invention of the potato chip - one of America's favorite snack foods. George Crum and the Saratoga Chip is a testament to human ingenuity, and a tasty slice of culinary history.

Firegirl by Abbott, Tony
Call Number: Juv F ABB (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780756981778
Publication Date: 2007-09-01
A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.

The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret
Call Number: J-Fiction KE (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780525461623
Publication Date: 2005-08-18
Apprehensive about spending the summer in Washington State with his Aunt Ethel when his parents get an overseas job, twelve-year-old Josh soon finds adventure when he meets the ghost of a coal miner.

Hubert Invents the Wheel by Claire & Monte Montgomery | Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis | Outside and Inside Mummies by Sandra Markle
Pompeii by Mary Pope Osborne

Hubert Invents the Wheel by Claire Montgomery; Monte Montgomery; Jeff Shelly (Illustrator)
Call Number: J-Fiction MO (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780802789907
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
A creative fifteen-year-old boy in ancient Sumeria invents the wheel, resulting in many adventures, both humorous and threatening.

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
Call Number: J-Fiction KY (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781416928065
Publication Date: 2006-07-01
When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs to be found and demolished.

The Misadventures of Maude March, or, Trouble rides a fast horse by Audrey Couloumbis
Call Number: J-Fiction CO (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 0375932453
Publication Date: 2005-09-27
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.

Outside and Inside Mummies by Sandra Markle
Call Number: J-393.3 MAR (Juvenile Nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780802789662
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Have you ever wished that you could unwrap a mummy? Imagine examining the skin, bones, even muscles and organs of a person who lived thousands of years ago! Cutting-edge technology is revealing more than ever before about these amazing relics from human history. Modern crime lab technology can reveal whether a mummy was killed or died of natural causes. X-rays can help us discover a mummy's age and identity, and DNA samples are even helping scientists find today's living relatives of Incan mummies. In the most fascinating topic she's unraveled in her Outside and Inside series, Sandra Markle reunites us with our ancient ancestors through fascinating text and jaw-dropping photographs.

Pompeii : lost and found by Mary Pope Osborne; Bonnie Christensen (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy XOS (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780375828898
Publication Date: 2006-01-10
The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that snuffed out life in Pompeii and buried the town has long been a fascinating moment in history for children. This book presents that dramatic story with Mary Pope Osborne's brief text and with stunning frescoes created by Bonnie Christensen, using the same colors, style, and technique as the ancient frescoes unearthed at Pompeii. In addition to the destruction of Pompeii and the rediscovery of the ruins nearly 1,700 years later, the book shows what daily life was like in this prosperous Roman town in the year 79 A.D.

Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
Who Stole Halloween? by Martha Freeman | Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

Roxie and the Hooligans by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds ; Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F NAY (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781416902430
Publication Date: 2006-03-01
Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.

Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
Call Number: J-Fiction KA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 0689865740
Publication Date: 2006-04-01
After twelve-year-old Sumiko and her Japanese-American family are relocated from their flower farm in southern California to an internment camp on a Mojave Indian reservation in Arizona, she helps her family and neighbors, becomes friends with a local Indian boy, and tries to hold on to her dream of owning a flower shop.
Weedflower [Streaming Audiobook] by Cynthia Kadohata
Call Number: J-Fiction KA Audiobk (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780739360644
Publication Date: 2008

Who Stole Halloween? by Martha Freeman
Call Number: J-Fiction FR (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 0823419622
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
When nine-year-old Alex and his friend Yasmeen investigate the disappearance of cats in their neighborhood, they stumble onto a larger mystery involving a haunted house and a ghostly cat.

The Year of the Dog : a novel by Grace Lin
Call Number: Juv F LIN (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780316060004
Publication Date: 2005-12-20
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

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