Bluestem Award 2012

14Cows for America Deedy by Carmen Agra
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Adventuresin Cartooning by Sturm, James; Arnold,Andrew; Frederick, and Frost, Alexis

AllStations! Distress! April 15, 1912: the Day the Titanic Sank by Brown, Don
1. Which book recollects the firstand last voyage of the Titanic?
AnimalHeroes: True Rescue Storiesby Markle, Sandra
1. In which book does itdetail heroic rescues of humans by various animals?
2. In which book dodolphins swarm around humans to protect them from Great White sharks?

BadNews for Outlaws the Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux Carolrhoda 2009
1. In which book does an African American, whohas escaped from slavery, find work as a US Marshal?

Bunnicula: a Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Howe, James
1. In which book do Harold andChester suspect that the new pet is a vampire?

Dying to Meet You by Klise, Kate
1. In which book do a human and aghost co/write a novel?
2. In which book does Olive stealcook books from the town library?
3. In which book does a cat sit atthe dining table for meals?
4. In which books are the parents ofone of the characters ghost hunters?

Extra Creditby Clements, Andrew
1. In which book is a rock climberassigned a special project in order to pass into the next grade?
2. This book is centered around alie involving letters.
3. The characters in this book sharea love of the book, Frog and Toad are Friends.
4. In this book, a piece of stoneand a pile of dirt are mailed to symbolize the landscape of their hometowns.
5. It is wrong for a boy to write aletter to a girl in this book.
6. Abby’s project was vandalized inthis book.
7. Characters in this book speak alanguage called Dari


Faith,Hope and Ivy by June Naylor, Phyllis
1. In which book are two girls able toparticipate in a school exchange program?
2. In which book does one of the characters goto the "Whistling "place to think about life?
3. In which book does a characters uncle gettrapped in a coal mine and struggles for survival?
4. Characters in this book experience a life withoutmany basic necessities in the back hills ofKentucky?

Flightof the Phoenix by LaFevers, R. L.

JustGrace by Harper, Charise

Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories AboutGrowing Up Scieszka by Scieszka, Jon
1. Which book is a biography?
2. In which book does the maincharacter have 5 brothers?
3. In which book did the maincharacter grow up in Flint, Michigan?
4. In which book was making oatmealthe main character's favorite chore.
5. In which book does a boy learn tocount to ten in Polish?
6. In which book did a teacher haveher students make a list of all the "bad" words they knew?
7. In which book is the father ofthe main character an elementary school principal?

Passageto Freedom: the Sughihara Story by Mochizuki, Ken
1, which book details how a Japaneseofficial was able to provide passage for hundreds of Jews out of Germany duringWW II?


RidingFreedom by Ryan, Pam Munoz

Rules by Lord, Cynthia

SecretScience Alliance and the Copycat Crook by Davis, Eleanor
I1.In which book do the popular kids have a hideout where they create science experiments?

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Sachar, Louis

SistersGrimm: the Fairy-Tale Detectives by Buckley, Michael
1. Characters in this story have hidden fairytale identities.
2.

Swindle by Korman, Gordon
1. Characters in this story spendthe night in a house that is ready to be demolished.
2. This book centers on a million dollarbaseball card by the legendary Babe Ruth?


World According to Humphrey by Birney, Betty G.
In which book does a hamster help the children of a third grade class/