Presenting the 2023 Bluestem
Illinois Readers’ Choice Award Nominees
For 3rd - 5th Graders
Presented
By
GENRE
Adventure
Fiction
Mac B. Kid Spy: Mac Undercover
This series could also be classified as Humor and Mystery
Glitch
By Laura Martin
Animal
Stories
The Spirit of Springer
By Amanda Abler
Biographies & Non-Fiction
Above The Rim
Shirley Chisholm is a Verb!
Unspeakable
Fantasy
Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical Witch
By Julie Abe
This novel is a first in a series
Graphic Novels
The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes
Could also be classified as an Historical Fiction
Twins
Could also be classified as Realistic Fiction
Measuring Up
By Lily LaMotte
Could also be classified as Realistic Fiction
Mystery
Winterbourne Home for Vengeance & Valor
By Ally Carter
Amelia Six
By Kristin Gray
Watch the video to learn more about the life of Amelia Earhart, a central figure in this novel.
Realistic
Fiction
The Losers Club
A Thousand Questions
Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan,this middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big dreams, and all the right questions.
Song for a Whale
By Lynne Kelly
Caterpillar Summer
Becoming Muhammed Ali
Tune It Out
By Jamie Sumner
Sci-Fi
The Last Human
The Lion of Mars
“Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them.”
– Neil Gaiman
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