2013 Illinois Bluestem Award

The 2013 Bluestem Award
Illinois’ Grades 3-5 Readers’ Choice Award
Sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association

Naomi Mellendorf
Library Information Specialist
Robert Crown Elementary School
Wauconda, Illinois

Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea

Seven fifth-graders at
Snow Hill School in
Connecticut relate how
their lives are changed
for the better by "rookie
teacher" Mr. Terupt.

Naomi Mellendorf, District #118, December 2012

Brendan Buckley’s Universe and
Everything In It
by Sundee T. Frazier
Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-
year-old, applies his scientific
problem-solving ability and
newfound interest in rocks and
minerals to connect with his white
grandfather, the president of
Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn
why he and Brendan's mother are
estranged.


Captain Nobody
by Dean Pitchford
When Newton dresses up
as an unusual superhero for
Halloween, he decides to
keep wearing the costume
after the holiday to help
save townspeople and
eventually his injured
brother.


The Day-Glo Brothers: the True Story of Bob
and Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas and Brand-New
colors
by Chris Barton
Illustrations and easy-to-follow
text describe how brothers Bob
and Joe Switzer invented
fluorescent paint and colors;
and explains how fluorescence
works.


The Familiars
by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson
Three young wizards-in-training
are kidnapped by an evil queen
and their familiars--Aldwyn the
alley cat, Skylar, a know-it-all blue
jay, and Gilbert a tree frog who
can see the future--set out on a
dangerous journey to rescue the
boys.


Guyku: a Year of Haiku for
Boys
By Bob Raczka
A collection of haiku
poetry for boys that
features poems about
tree-climbing, kite-flying,
and other related topics.


Honus & Me
by Dan Gutman

Joey, who loves baseball but is
not very good at it, finds a
valuable 1909 Honus Wagner
card and travels back in time to
meet Honus.


How Tia Lola Came to Stay
by Julia Alvarez
Although Miguel is at first
embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia
Lola, when she comes to Vermont
from the Dominican Republic to stay
with his mother, his sister, and him
after his parents' divorce, he learns
to love her.


Love that Dog
by Sharon Creech

A young student, who comes
to love poetry through a
personal understanding of
what different famous poems
mean to him, surprises
himself by writing his own
inspired poem.


The Miraculous
Journey of Edward
Tulane
EdwardKate DiCamillo
by Tulane, a cold-hearted
and proud toy rabbit, loves only
himself until he is separated from
the little girl who adores him and
travels across the country,
acquiring new owners and
listening to their hopes, dreams,
and histories.


Mirror Mirror
by Marilyn Singer

A collection of short poems
which, when reversed,
provide new perspectives
on the fairy tale characters
they feature.


Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Melody is not like most people.
She cannot walk or talk, but she
has a photographic memory and
can remember every detail of
everything she has ever
experienced. But Melody refuses
to be defined by cerebral palsy.
And she’s determined to let
everyone know it…somehow.


The Name of this Book is
Secret
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Cassandra and Max find a
missing magician's notebook
and start to investigate the fire
which burnt down his house
and his mysterious
"symphony of smells."


Redwoods
by Jason Chin

While reading a book about
redwood trees on the subway, a
young boy travels as he learns,
all the way to the forests of
California.


Ruth and the Green
Book
by Calvin A. Ramsey
When Ruth and her parents take a
motor trip from Chicago to
Alabama to visit her grandma,
they rely on a pamphlet called
"The Negro Motorist Green Book"
to find places that will serve them.
Includes facts about "The Green
Book."


The Shadows
(The Books of
Elsewhere)
by Jacqueline West
When Olive and her distracted
parents move into an old Victorian
mansion, Olive finds herself
ensnared in a dark plan involving
some mysterious paintings, a
trapped and angry boy, and three
talking cats.


The Story of Snow: the Science of Winter ’s
Wonder
by Louis Sachar
Text and photographs answer

a variety of questions about
snow, discussing how it
forms, shapes of snow
crystals, why no two flakes
are alike, and more.


The Thing about Georgie
by Lisa Graff

Georgie's dwarfism causes
problems, but he could always
rely on his parents, his best
friend, and classmate Jeanie the
Meanie's teasing, until a
surprising announcement, a new
boy in school, and a class project
shake things up.


Touch Blue
by Cynthia Lord
When the state of Maine
threatens to shut down their
island's one-room schoolhouse
because of dwindling enrollment,
Tess, a strong believer in luck,
and her family take in a trumpet-
playing foster child, to increase
the school's population.


War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo

Joey the horse recalls his
experiences growing up on an
English farm, his struggle for
survival as a cavalry horse during
World War I, and his reunion with
his beloved master.


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