Recommended Lists

Recommended-Reading

You can search for these titles by the list/award name in our online catalog www.cleburne.net/library/catalog Log in with your Cleburne Public Library card number using the last four digits as your PIN to reserve a copy to read.

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For Grades 3-6

Each year, 20 books are chosen for the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. Schools and libraries around the state participate in the program, encouraging students to read a minimum of five books from the list. In January, students vote for their favorite title. The author of the book receiving the most votes wins the Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) which is presented at the Texas Bluebonnet Award Luncheon held during the TLA Annual Conference in the spring.

https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/texas-bluebonnet-award/about/

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For Grades 6-8

The Lone Star reading list is developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books.

https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/lone-star/current-list/

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For Age 2 - Grade 2

Recommended books for children age two to grade two to encourage voluntary reading; a Children’s Round Table (CRT) project.    

https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/2x2/current-list/https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/2x2/current-list/

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For Everyone

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

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For Everyone

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal