2025 Bluestem Award Nominees

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Books nominated for the 2025 Bluestem Award, Illinois' Readers' Choice Award, voted on by students in grades 3-5 in Illinois. Many of these titles may also be available as an ebook or eaudio. Check the catalog for more details.

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Book Odder By: Applegate, Katherine, Call Number: J/FICTION/APPLEGATE,K Available	Weight for Odder -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891011
Book Isaiah Dunn is my hero By: Baptist, Kelly J., Call Number: J/FICTION/BAPTIST,K Available	Weight for Isaiah Dunn is my hero -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Weird kid By: Van Eekhout, Greg, Call Number: J/FICTION/VAN EEKHOUT,G Available	Weight for Weird kid -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book The girl in the lake By: Brown, India Hill, 1991- Call Number: Y/FICTION/BROWN,I Available	Weight for The girl in the lake -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Just right Jillian By: Collier, Nicole D., Call Number: BLUESTEM/Y/FICTION/COLLIER,N Available	Weight for Just right Jillian -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Air By: Roe, Monica, 1978- Call Number: KW ASC/Y/FICTION/ROE,M Available	Weight for Air -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Washed ashore : making art from ocean plastic By: Crull, Kelly, Call Number: J/731.2/CRULL,K Available	Weight for Washed ashore : making art from ocean plastic -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Caves By: Beckerman, Nell Cross, 1973- Call Number: E/551.447/BECKERMAN,N Available	Weight for Caves -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book King of the ice By: Lyons, Kelly Starling, Call Number: BLUESTEM/J/FICTION/LYONS,K Available	Weight for King of the ice -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Boardwalk babies By: Moss, Marissa, Call Number: E/618.92/MOSS,M Available	Weight for Boardwalk babies -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Invisible By: Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969- Call Number: Y/GN/GONZALEZ,C All Copies Checked Out	Weight for Invisible -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book The incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter By: Reynolds, Aaron, 1970- Call Number: J/FICTION/REYNOLDS,A Available	Weight for The incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891012
Book Garlic & the vampire By: Paulsen, Bree, Call Number: J/GN/PAULSEN,B Available	Weight for Garlic & the vampire -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891013
Book Wretched waterpark By: White, Kiersten, Call Number: BLUESTEM/Y/FICTION/WHITE,K Available	Weight for Wretched waterpark -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891014
Book Blips on a screen : how Ralph Baer invented TV video gaming and launched a worldwide obsession By: Hannigan, Kate, Call Number: BLUESTEM/J/794.809/HANNIGAN,K Available	Weight for Blips on a screen : how Ralph Baer invented TV video gaming and launched a worldwide obsession -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891015
Book Not if I can help it By: Mackler, Carolyn, Call Number: KW ASC/J/FICTION/MACKLER,C Available	Weight for Not if I can help it -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891016
Book Marshmallow & Jordan By: Chau, Alina, Call Number: Y/GN/CHAU,A Available	Weight for Marshmallow & Jordan -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891017
Book Frizzy By: Ortega, Claribel A., Call Number: BLUESTEM/Y/GN/ORTEGA,C Available	Weight for Frizzy -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891018
Book Killer underwear invasion! : how to spot fake news, disinformation and lies By: Gravel, Elise, Call Number: BLUESTEM/J/070.43/GRAVEL,E Available	Weight for Killer underwear invasion! : how to spot fake news, disinformation and lies -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891019
Book Shine on, Luz Véliz! By: Balcárcel, Rebecca, Call Number: Y/FICTION/BALCARCEL,R All Copies Checked Out	Weight for Shine on, Luz Véliz! -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891020