2012-2013 Texas Bluebonnets (24 books)

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So here’s a really rough explanation of this list: Every year the Texas Library Association picks 20 children’s books, students in grades 3-6 to read and then vote on. For a better explanation please visit the TLA’s TBA website:
http://www.txla.org/TBA

I’ve challenged myself to read all 20 for the upcoming school year. Which is your fave?

To be fair I think voters should follow the TBA’s rule of thumb: read 5 before you make your choice.

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1	Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick 4.17 avg rating — 60,215 ratings score: 1,279, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yohalem (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,193 ratings score: 994, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo 4.33 avg rating — 1,822 ratings score: 868, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog by Adrienne Sylver (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 789, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	30 Years Behind Bars: Trials of a Prison Doctor by Karen Gedney (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 163 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Scarum Fair by Jessica Swaim (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 686, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Postcards from Camp by Simms Taback 3.93 avg rating — 318 ratings score: 676, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (Eleanor, #1) by Julie Sternberg (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,379 ratings score: 672, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Aliens on Vacation (Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast, #1) by Clete Barrett Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,942 ratings score: 667, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,337 ratings score: 660, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey 4.33 avg rating — 2,520 ratings score: 575, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates by Kim Kennedy (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 434 ratings score: 557, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken by Sally Warner 3.49 avg rating — 823 ratings score: 472, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Hero by Mike Lupica 3.77 avg rating — 5,655 ratings score: 464, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Under the Mambo Moon by Julia Durango 3.25 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #1) by Ben Hatke (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 19,156 ratings score: 442, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy 3.90 avg rating — 3,528 ratings score: 436, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn by Muriel Harris Weinstein 3.83 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 375, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! by Matthew McElligott (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 365, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Hamster Magic (Magical Mix-Ups, #1) by Lynne Jonell (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 429 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators by Jim Arnosky 4.03 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 338, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Hound Dog True by Linda Urban 3.80 avg rating — 4,187 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,877,421 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Wonder (Wonder, #1) by R.J. Palacio 4.35 avg rating — 1,224,447 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars