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Bluebonnet Reading Program

26 - 27 Bluebonnet Books

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Book Nominees

  • Another by Paul Tremblay.

  • The Black Mambas by Kelly Crull.

  • Danilo Was Here by Tamika Burgess.

  • Fowl Play by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb.

  • Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez.

  • Gracie under the Waves by Linda Sue Park.

  • I’m a Dumbo Octopus! by Anne Lambelet.

  • Introducing Sandwina by Vicki Conrad.

  • The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio.

  • The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall.

  • Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti.

  • Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia.

  • Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate.

  • Safe Crossing by Kari Percival.

  • Saved by the Smell by Jarrett Lerner.

  • Speak Up, Santiago! by Julio Anta.

  • A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga.

  • The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner.

  • Wanda Hears the Stars by Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced.

  • Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Illustrated by O. Ivanov.

Read Five and Decide!

Students in grades 3 - 5 may use the Texas Bluebonnet Tracking Chart to check off Bluebonnet Books read.

January 22, 2027  3:00 pm - deadline to finish quizzes and vote. Students may vote during open periods in the library.

  • August through January, third grade may participate in the Bluebonnet Reading Program -- read 5 and decide!  Students who read five books (3 must be chapter books) of the twenty nominees, complete quizzes for each book to show that they have read them, and then vote on their favorite of the five will be invited to a Bluebonnet Reading Celebration Party in BCE library usually in March. Students should contact Mrs. Bingham in the library to take the quizzes and vote.
  • August through January, grades 4-5 participate in the Bluebonnet Reading Program -- read 5 and decide!  Students who read five books, including at least three chapter books, complete quizzes to show that they have read, and vote on their favorite will be invited to a Bluebonnet Field Trip to BCMS. The field trips are usually in February. Students should contact Mrs. Bingham in the library to take the quizzes and vote.