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Texas Bluebonnet Nominees2017-2018 |
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The princess and the warrior : a tale of two volcanoes
by Duncan Tonatiuh
A reimagining of one of Mexico's most cherished origin legends follows the experiences of a noble princess and a faithful but humble warrior whose devotion forms the volcanoes Iztaccfhuatl and PopocatTpetl. By the award-winning creator of Funny Bones.
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The storyteller
by Evan Turk
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
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Spirit week showdown
by Crystal Allen
Embarking on what she hopes will be a super-fun, boot-scootin' Spirit Week, 9-year-old cowgirl Mya Tibbs is assigned to partner with the biggest bully in school and is hurt and dismayed when her friends start calling her mean-spirited names. Simultaneous eBook. 25,000 first printing.
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Maybe a fox
by Kathi Appelt
The Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist author of The Underneath teams up with the Pulitzer Prize-nominee author of Someday to present the story of a grieving sister whose desire to make a final wish for her lost sibling causes the human and shadow worlds to collide. Simultaneous eBook.
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The girl who drank the moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
"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. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinarymagic. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge onschedule--but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her--even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she's always known. The acclaimed author of The Witch's Boy has created another epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to become a modern classic"
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Little cat's luck
by Marion Dane Bauer
A novel-in-verse companion to Little Dog, Lost finds Patches, an indoor calico cat, venturing outside to chase a golden autumn leaf that flutters by her window, an exploit that suddenly prompts her to embark on a hazardous journey in search of a special place of her own. Simultaneous eBook.
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Soar
by Joan Bauer
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
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The last kids on Earth
by Max Brallier
"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"
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Lola Levine, drama queen
by Monica Brown
In this new chapter book series starring Lola Levine, a biracial, bicultural second-grader, Lola is given a non-speaking part after experiencing stage fright during her class play audition and ends up saving the play with the help of her grandmother after overcoming a couple of obstacles. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.
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The Great Shelby Holmes
by Elizabeth Eulberg
Spunky sixth-grade girl sleuth Shelby and her sports-loving sidekick, Watson, tackle a dognapper in their Harlem neighborhood, in a modern adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes character.
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Some kind of courage
by Dan Gemeinhart
Losing his father to an accident, his mother and sister to illness and his horse to a cruel thief, young Joseph confronts deadly animals, dangerous men and the harsh elements of nature to reclaim the only family he has left. By the author of The Honest Truth. Simultaneous eBook.
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Unidentified suburban object
by Mike Jung
Fed up with the lack of diversity in her small town and her peers' inclination to credit everything she does well to her Asian heritage, Chloe bonds with a new Korean-American teacher who invites her to explore her family history, with unexpected results. By the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities. Simultaneous eBook.
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The key to extraordinary
by Natalie Lloyd
Missing her late mother while leading cemetery tours and trying to communicate with a famous ghost, Emma anticipates having a destiny-revealing dream that will enable her to talk with her mother's spirit only to confront a mystery about her family. By the author of A Snicker of Magic. Simultaneous eBook.
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In the footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall
A mixed-race Lakota youth learns about his Native American heritage through the story of Crazy Horse, in an account that draws on oral traditions to recount his heroic advocacy of his people and how he lead a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 15,000 first printing.
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The best man
by Richard Peck
Sweet and observant sixth-grader Archer forges bonds with loyal friends and inspiring teachers against a backdrop of his beloved uncle Paul's gay marriage to Archer's favorite student teacher. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail. Simultaneous eBook.
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Towers falling
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Three dynamic fifth-graders who were born after September 11 work together on a project about how communities grow together, discovering how the attacks still powerfully affect their families and their neighborhood. By the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Ninth Ward. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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The great pet escape
by Victoria Jamieson
A graphic novel chapter book by the best-selling author of "Roller Girl" details the secret lives of class pets who struggle with different ideas about freedom and happiness while sharing haphazard, giggle-inducing adventures. Simultaneous.
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Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions
by Chris Barton
An introduction to the life and creative achievements of NASA engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson describes his childhood in a house full of siblings, the problem-solving talents that inspired his career and his accidental invention of the Super Soaker.
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