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2011/2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees

2011/2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees. Tina Poindexter, LMS Grayson County Middle. What is the KBA?. Each year about 10 books for grades 6-8 are nominated by Teachers and Library Media Specialists across the state.

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2011/2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees

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  1. 2011/2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees Tina Poindexter, LMS Grayson County Middle

  2. What is the KBA? • Each year about 10 books for grades 6-8 are nominated by Teachers and Library Media Specialists across the state. • The selected books are chosen carefully to ensure a wide variety of topics and genres to appeal to middle school students. • Students at each school vote for their favorites and the results are sent to the Kentucky Reading Association by April 1st. • The state-wide winner is then chosen.

  3. Why should students participate? • The KBA promotes reading. • Students are exposed to various genres. • Students use critical thinking skills to assess the books. • Students can give feedback and opinions.

  4. The nominees are…

  5. Eerie, gruesome…humorous too?

  6. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg Book Trailer

  7. A Tale Dark and Grimmby Adam Gidwitz Book Trailer

  8. Historical Fiction/Multicultural

  9. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Book Trailer

  10. Leaving Gee’s Bendby Irene Latham Book Trailer

  11. Have you ever kept a journal?

  12. Scrawlby Mark Shulman Book Trailer

  13. Sean Griswold’s Headby Lindsey Leavitt Book Trailer

  14. Got Science Fiction?

  15. The Lineby Teri Hall Book Trailer

  16. ViralsBy Kathy Reichs Book Trailer

  17. What if… you were a Superhero…

  18. Heroby Mike Lupica Book Trailer

  19. Have you ever told a lie? And another? And another? And another…to cover the first lie?

  20. Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Deceptionby Gary Paulsen Author Video

  21. Where can I find these books in the Library Media Center? • The books are displayed at the library entrance. • We have purchased 5 or more copies of each book. • We do have Playaways for some of the books. • Most books have a waiting list so put the ones you want on “Hold.” • All of the books have a spine label like the picture below with 2011/2012.

  22. Works cited hmhbooks. “A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.” YouTube, 31 August 2010. Accessed 19 August 2011. joshberkbooks. “MBT-The Line.” YouTube, 19 September 2010. Accessed 19 August 2011. Irenelatham. “Leaving Gee’s Bend by Irene Latham Book Trailer.” Youtube, 24 November 2009. Accessed 19 August 2011. mermerlibrarian. “How They Croaked.” YouTube, 18 May 2011. Accessed 19 August 2011. MRCLPStaff. “Sean Griswold’s Head.” YouTube, 26 July 2011. Accessed 19 August 2011. PenguinYoungReaders. “Book Trailer for Virals by Kathy Reichs.” YouTube, 13 October 2010. Accessed Penguin Young Readers. “A Tale Dark and Grimm Book Trailer.” YouTube, 14 January 2011. Accessed 19 August 2011. PenguinYoungReaders. “Video Book Trailer for Hero by Mike Lupica.” YouTube, 27 September 2010. Accessed 19 August 2011. RandomBooks. “Gary Paulsen Author Video 2010.” YouTube, 6 July 2010. Accessed 19 August 2011. TodMunn. “SCRAWL Book Trailer.” YouTube, 6 July 2010. Accessed 19 August 2011.

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