Bluestem Award
It’s a new award for kids in grades 3 to 5! Illinois third, fourth, and fifth graders can vote for the Bluestem Award each year. Twenty books are nominated. Kids need to read (or listen to) four of those books before voting. The award goes to the author of the winning book.
The award is named in honor of Big Bluestem, the state prairie grass. Read more on the Illinois School Library Media Association website.
2011 Bluestem Award Winner Announced
Illinois students have selected Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman as the winner of this year’s contest.
Second place went to The BFG by Roald Dahl, and How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor came in third.
