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2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees

2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees. Firegirl by Tony Abbott. A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital. The Blue Ghost by Marion Dane Bauer.

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2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees

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  1. 2007-2008Texas Bluebonnet AwardNominees

  2. FiregirlbyTony Abbott A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.

  3. The Blue GhostbyMarion Dane Bauer At her grandmother's log cabin, nine-year-old Liz is led to make contact with children she believes may be her ancestors.

  4. The Greatest Skating Race: a WWII Story from the NetherlandsbyLouise Borden During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year-old boy's dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice skating past German soldiers and other enemies.

  5. The Misadventures of Maude March,or, Trouble Rides a Fast HorsebyAudrey Couloumbis After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.

  6. Chicken BoybyFrances O’Roark Dowell Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family life and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.

  7. Who Stole Halloween?byMartha Freeman When nine-year-old Alex and his friend Yasmeen investigate the disappearance of cats in their neighborhood, they stumble onto a larger mystery involving a haunted house and a ghostly cat.

  8. Double IdentitybyMargaret Peterson Haddix Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.

  9. WeedflowerbyCynthis Kadohata After twelve-year-old Sumiko and her Japanese-American family are relocated from their flower farm in southern California to an internment camp on a Mojave Indian reservation in Arizona, she helps her family and neighbors, becomes friends with a local Indian boy, and tries to hold on to her dream of owning a flower shop.

  10. The Ghost’s GravebyPeg Kehret Apprehensive about spending the summer in Washington State with his Aunt Ethel when his parents get an overseas job, twelve-year-old Josh soon finds adventure when he meets the ghost of a coal miner.

  11. The Year of the DogbyGrace Lin Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

  12. Outside and Inside MummiesbySandra Markle Describes the technology that is used in uncover the many secrets of mummies including how they died, their age, and their diet.

  13. Hubert Invents the WheelbyClaire Montgomery A creative fifteen-year-old boy in ancient Sumeria invents the wheel, resulting in many adventures, both humorous and threatening.

  14. Roxie and the HooligansbyPhyllis Reynolds Naylor Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.

  15. On the RoadbyLucy Nolan A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.

  16. Pompeii: Lost & FoundbyMary Pope Osborne The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that snuffed out life in Pompeii and buried the town has long been a fascinating moment in history for children.

  17. Ballet of the ElephantsbyLeda Schubert This is the true story of a ballet choreographed for fifty elephants in the circus by George Balanchine with music by Igor Stravinsky.

  18. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to FoobyObert Skye When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs to be found and demolished.

  19. Bella at MidnightbyDiane Stanley Raised by peasants, Bella discovers that she is actually the daughter of a knight and finds herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her life and the kingdom forever.

  20. George Crum and the Saratoga ChipbyGaylia Taylor Describes chef George Crum's childhood as a part-Native-American, part-African-American boy in rural 1830s New York, his adventures cooking at Moon's Lake House restaurant in Sarasota Springs, and his accidental invention of one of America's most beloved snacks.

  21. Earth Dragon Awakes:The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906byLaurence Yep Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

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