DeFelice, Cynthia. One Potato, Two Potato.
Mr. and Mrs. O’Grady have only one coat, one chair, one blanket, and one coat. They have to share everything. They only dig one potato a day from the garden a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. After digging the last potato, Mr. O’Grady finds a magical pot that doubles everything you put in it. They start doubling everything until they find out that what they really want, they can’t buy: a friend. When they duplicate themselves, they finally get what they always wanted. The ending only makes this book more exciting. The illustrations of this Chinese folktale make the characters simple and unique. This is book is suitable for readers 4 years of age and older because the text is very simple to read and illustrations are fun.
2008-2009 Bluebonnet Award
McCully, Emily Arnold. Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became An Inventor.
Margaret E. Knight also known as “Lady Edison” for her famous inventions had a very hard time living in a world where men did not see women as smart and hard working human beings. Her family was poor and she had to work to help her widowed mother. She had to go through many problems, like the time a man stole her invention and registered it under his name. She fought for her invention, took thematter to court and won because she had prove of her skills. Her skill and determination led her to a successful life. This book will inspire children, especially young girls, to fight for their dreams. This book is suitable for children 7 years and older because the language might be hard for younger readers.
2008-2009 Bluebonnet Award
McNish, Cliff. Breath: A Ghost Story.
Jack had a hard time accepting the death of his father. When his mother buys an old house to start new, Jack discovers they are not the only inhabitants in the house. There are four other children in the house with them. He also discovers his sixth sense: he can feel, see and talk to ghosts. There is also the ghost of an older woman who lost her daughter to a bad sickness in the past and yearns another child. She tries hard to make Jack love her as a mother. In this thrilling story, Jack needs to control not only his asthma, but also things that got out of hand. With his mother in terrible danger, and the "kids" about to disappear forever, Jack will have to travel to the unknown to find out what to do and maybe find out about his own father. At the end, Jack and his mother are relief to have ended the hell that some souls were going through. Every page engages the reader deeper into the story. Once you start reading, you will not stop until you finish it. This book is intended for readers in Grades 4th and higher because it might be too scary for the younger readers and also because of some violence.
2008-2009 Lone Star List
Halls, Kelly Milner; Spears, Rick; Young, Roxyanne. Tales of the Cryptids. Mysterious Creatures that May or May not Exist.
Have you ever wondered if stories about the Chupacabras, Sasquatch, Loch Ness Monster, giant squid, and other weird unexplainable animals are true? Halls, Spears, and Young research these cryptids and try to answer as many questions as possible. This exciting book contains detailed information and illustrations as well as interviews and a cryptid dictionary that contains how real these creatures might be. Great book to have in libraries because that is what children love to read about. I have this book in my classroom library and it is one of the ones that students fight for. Great illustrations, but not proven real. This book is suitable for readers 10 years and older because of the vocabulary used. It might be too advanced for younger readers.
2008-2009 Lone Star Reading List
Patterson, Nancy Ruth. The Winner's Walk.
“It is more important to do your best than to be the best.” Mrs. Wright told Case, but he wanted to be and feel important, like his talented stage actor mother or horse trainer dad, or even excellent swimmer sister Quinn. He decides that he will be in the newspaper like his family, but he has no idea how his life will change after meeting a special someone: Noah. A someone who has a past that will teach Case a lesson. This book is very inspirational because it is perfect for children who struggle to find their talents and children who love dogs as well. The black and white illustrations make this book fun for the young readers, especially to the ones that love dogs. This book is intended for readers 7 years and older. The vocabulary is a little harder for younger readers.
2008-2009 Bluebonnet Award
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