1. Illinois Bluestem Award Book Talk Boogie Click image to see a short video about the Bluestem Readers’ Choice Award.

2. Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows

3. Nic Bishop Frogs by Nic Bishop

4. No Talking by Andrew Clements

5. The BFG by Roald Dahl

6. Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

7. Sky Boys: How they built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson

8. Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

9. Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

10. Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

11. Being Teddy Roosevelt by Claudia Mills

12. Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman

13. Boys of Steel: the Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman

14. How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor

15. Houdini Box by Brian Seltzer

16. Dodger and Me by Jordan Sonnenblick

17. Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli

18. Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln by Judith St.George

19. Shredderman: Secret Identity by Wendilin Van Draaneen

20. Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks

21. Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles

22. Happy Reading!