2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Awards List

Grades 3-5

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
(Winner)
Lincoln Peirce

The Magician's Elephant
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
(Nominee)
Tom Angleberger

Mockingbird
(Nominee)
Kathryn Erskine

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
(Nominee)
Barbara O'Connor

Because of Mr. Terupt
(Nominee)
Rob Buyea

Grades 6-8

A Tale Dark and Grimm
(Winner)
Adam Gidwitz

Leaving Gee's Bend
(Nominee)
Irene Latham

The Line
(Nominee)
Teri Hall

Scrawl
(Nominee)
Mark Shulman

Hero
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

A Long Walk to Water
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

Virals
(Nominee)
Kathy Reichs; Brendan Reichs

Liar, Liar
(Nominee)
Gary Paulsen

Sean Griswold's Head
(Nominee)
Lindsey Leavitt

Grades 9-12

Room
(Winner)
Emma Donoghue

Incarceron
(Nominee)
Catherine Fisher

Dirty Little Secrets
(Nominee)
C.J. Omololu

Split
(Nominee)
Swati Avasthi

Ship Breaker
(Nominee)
Paolo Bacigalupi

Sorta Like a Rock Star
(Nominee)
Matthew Quick

You
(Nominee)
Charles Benoit

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
(Nominee)
Lish McBride

Anna and the French Kiss
(Nominee)
Stephanie Perkins

Leverage
(Nominee)
Joshua C. Cohen

Grades K-2

Chalk
(Winner)
Bill Thomson

Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales
(Nominee)
Lucy Cousins

Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't)
(Nominee)
Barbara Bottner

LMNO Peas
(Nominee)
Keith Baker

Bridget's Beret
(Nominee)
Tom Lichtenheld

Interrupting Chicken
(Nominee)
David Ezra Stein

Bink and Gollie
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo; Alison McGhee

GUYKU
(Nominee)
Bob Raczka

Rain School
(Nominee)
James Rumford

Award Categories

Children's Literature

Grades 3-5

Grades 4-8

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12

Grades K-2

Grades K-3

Preschool

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