1. Vote in February 2012 Bluestem Award Books

2. True - History WW2 Nazi’s vs. Jews How can the Sugihara family help when they are Japanese?

3. Big country/Small country 9/11 Maasai - Kenya Africa Kimeli tells the elders that he will offer his cow to the people of America.

4. Graphic Novel Pictures and talking bubbles. Eager knight Magic Elf Gum chewing dragon Want to draw your own story?

5. Graphic Novel Middle School Julian Calendar tries to act stupid but he’s really smart. Finds 2 other super smart kids who act bad. Form the secret science alliance Create inventions and solve a crime!

6. Fantasy Humphrey enjoys being the classroom pet Loves the teacher Ms. Mac Likes weekends too when he visits students at their homes

7. Fantasy 1928 Nathaniel Fludd’s parents lost at Sea. Goes to Aunt Phil A Fludd talking Dodo bird Gremlins Phoenix bird in Arabia Adventure - Mythological characters

8. Humorous Funniest! Silliest! Impossible! 30 stories of the different kids in the class. Mean teacher - turns kids into apples

9. Fiction - Historical Charlotte Parkhurst - only girl in an orphanage Runs away because Understands and loves horses Works for a stable ( disguises as a boy) Wants to drive a stage coach

10. Realistic Griffin finds a very valuable baseball card. Tries to sell it but is told it’s worthless so he sells it cheap He later finds out it is worth a million! How can he out swindle the swindler?

11. Mystery J. B. Grumply -an author, write ghost stories, but doesn’t actually believe in them Ghastly, IL Seymore Hope - age 11 - left by parents Olive C. Spence - the ghost! always wanted to publish a book

12. True - biography Jon Scieszka grew up with 5 brothers Super funny :) LOL When he babysat his baby brother - what did he do to make money from his friends??

13. True The unsinkable ship April 15, 1912 An iceberg Captain Smith Telegraph operators lifeboats/rescues/death

14. True A mother gorilla rescues a toddler Pet cat saved family from carbon monoxide poisoning A cow saved a woman from drowning Dog protected mountain climbers after they fell down a clift.

16. Mystery Harold is the dog who is telling this story His family went to the theater to see the movie Dracula They bring home a rabbit that looks like Dracula Chester the cat is sure that Bunnicula is a vampire bunny - fangs, drinks.....

17. Realistic Catherine has a brother who just doesn’t understand anything important She makes rules for him OK to hug mom, not store clerk No toys in the fish tank New neighbors!

18. Realistic 3rd grade, 4 Graces in class, so the teacher calls her.... Her French renter leaves for awhile Try to cheer up neighbor by sending postcards (from her cat) Then something happens to the cat. Sammy Stringer - did he take it?

19. Another Country Abby - 6th grader, Illinois failing - one last chance to pass Sadeed - 11 years old. Afghanistan - mountains, war forced pen-pals

20. True - biography The wild west Outlaws / gun fights Great Courage Accurate shooter His great intelligence outwitted the criminals

21. Fantasy Gotta know your fairy tales! 2 real children, missing parents, move to live with Grandmother fractured fairy tale magical mystery 3 pigs are the policemen

22. Realistic Ivy June lives in a very poor mining town. - no toilets, showers, no washing machines Chosen to stay with a family in a wealthy city. Catherine comes back to stay with Ivy June. Family tragedies - Catherine’s Mom and Ivy June’s grandfather