SUGGESTIONS for the 2009-2010
TBA Master Reading List

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The objective of the Texas Bluebonnet Award program is to promote literature of excellence for children and to encourage reading by organizing a statewide contest in which young readers choose their favorite titles.

 

Suggestions of titles for the committee to consider for inclusion on the Master List may be made by students, librarians, parents, teachers, or any interested person.

 

Seven points to consider when suggesting a book for consideration by the Texas Bluebonnet Selection Committee:

 

1. Books must have a copyright date of 2006, 2007, or 2008.

2. The book must have been published in the U.S. and must have been written by a living U.S. citizen or an individual presently living in the United States.

3. The book must have received a favorable review in a review tool.

4. The book must have literary merit and potential appeal to young readers.

5. The content of the book must be relevant to children in grades 3, 4, 5, or 6.

6. Ineligible categories of materials are textbooks and new editions of existing titles.

7. Individual portions of a book, such as poems and short stories, may have been published previously, but the book, in its entirety must not have been.

 

Suggestions for the 2008-2009 Master List must be sent by August 1, 2008.

 

Suggestion Form

 

Beth Thames, Coordinator