1. Texas Bluebonnet Award-
nominees
2012-2013

2. Aliens on Vacation
What would you do if your
grandmother was secretly
an alien? This is what Scrub
realizes when he goes to
visit her for the summer at
her bed and breakfast! She
has secretly been helping
Aliens hide as humans, and
allowing them to use her
bedrooms as portals to
Earth! She is in desperate
need of Scrubs help, or her
B&B will shut down! Read
Aliens on Vacation to find if
he helps her!

3. Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!
Victor Godwin is an awesome
scientist who has just realized
that everyone has been wrong
for the last 200+ years!
Benjamin Franklin is still alive!!
He is living in Victor’s
basement in suspended
animation!! Victor desperately
wants to win his school science
fair, and who better to help
him? Read this hilarious story
to see what happens when
Victor brings Ben back to
reality!

4. Escape Under the Forever
Sky!
Young Lucy is
living in Ethiopia with
her mother, the US
ambassador to the
country. She is
kidnapped and held
against her will. Read
this to find out what
happens and if she
makes her way home!

5. Just Being Audrey
Audrey Hepburn was
an amazing actress
and a fashion icon.
She had an incredibly
difficult childhood,
growing up during
World War II. Read
this story of this
amazing woman to
learn exactly how
brave she truly was.

6. The Cheshire Cheese Cat
This funny tale is about
the unlikely partnership
between a cat and a
mouse. The two are
sharing the same home
at the Ye Old Cheshire
Cheese Inn. Read what
happens when the two
are involved in a
situation that could ruin
the peace of the entire
British Empire!

7. Thunder Birds
Thunderbirds is a beautiful
non fiction story about many
of the large birds we see
today! There are life size,
fold out images of these
birds in the book, as well as
many fascinating facts. You
will be amazed at the beauty
of this book!

8. Hero

9. Ruth and the Green Book
This is the story of Ruth and her
family as they make their way to
see family in Alabama. Life in
the south is much different than
they are used to. People are
mean, and they are not allowed
many places. On the journey
Ruth discovers “The Green
Book”. This book truly saves her
family and helps them through
their journey. Read Ruth and the
Green Book to see exactly how
the book becomes so important
to them.

10. Scarum Fair
This book of poems takes
you through a spooky night
at the Scarum Fair! Ride
rides such as the Scary Go
Round and the Teacup
Terror! What a spooky and
silly night you will have
reading Scarum Fair!

11. Hot Diggity Dog
Do you love
hotdogs? Who
doesn’t!! This
book will tell you
everything you
have every
wanted, or not
wanted, to know
about the
delicious food!

12. EllRay Jakes is NOT a Chicken
There is a trip to Disney
land on the line and EllRay
Jakes is not going to let
the biggest kid in class,
Jared, ruin his chances at
going. All he has to do is
not get into trouble for
one whole week, but
Jared will not make it
easy! Read EllRay Jakes is
NOT a Chicken to see if he
makes it on his trip!

13. Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the
Ghost Pirates

14. Clever Jack Takes the
Cake
Poor Jack is just
trying to take the
princess a birthday
gift! On his way to
the castle he runs
into many
misfortunes! Will
he make it to the
castle with a gift for
the princess, or will
he show up
empty? Read
Clever Jack Takes
the Cake to find

15. Wonderstruck

16. Zita the Spacegirl

17. Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

18. Hamster Magic
Be careful what you wish for is the
lesson little Celia learns in Hamster
Magic. She is the smallest member
of her family, and because of this is
always teased. When she learns
her pet hamster is magical, she
wishes for him to make her bigger.
He does, but he makes her a bigger
hamster!! Read this cute and funny
story to find out if Celia is able to
turn herself back into a little girl!

19. Under the Mambo Moon
On summer nights Marisol helps out in her father's music store
and chats with the customers who arrive throughout the
evening. In a dazzling array of poetry, each customer tells of a
favorite form of Latin dance or music—from salsa to tango to
the cha-cha-cha. Back matter includes a map, an author's note,
and further information about the diverse musical heritage of
Latin America.

20. Postcards from Camp
Have you ever tried to
spend the night out only to
realize you wanted to go
home? Imagine being
away at summer camp for
a week and feeling this
way! This story is a
collection of postcards that
Michael is writing to his
dad about his experience
at camp! This is a funny,
must read for all who have
ever spent the night away
from home!

21. Play, Louis, Play
Get a different view
of what it was like
growing up with
Louis Armstrong.
This biography tells
the wonderful story
of a musical icon’s
childood. Louis
Armstrong is known
for his amazing Jazz.
This is the story of
how he became the
legend that he is
today, from the point