Kentucky State Reading Lists
Award Lists
2020 - 2021 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List
Lifeboat 12
“This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”—Dashka...
The Rhino in Right Field
“Laugh-out-loud fun…A winner in every way.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Funny and good-hearted.” —Publishers Weekly A boy who loves baseball must...
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows
“This is a perfect pick for kids who love Rick Riordan’s many series, particularly for those eager for mythologies beyond Greek and Roman stories.”...
Look Both Ways
A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Carnegie Medal winner An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s...
Price of Duty
From award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping new novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight in them, and...
The Remember Balloons
A 2019 Schneider Family Award Honor Book! What’s Happening to Grandpa meets Up in this tender, sensitive picture book that gently explains the memory...
Our Flag Was Still There
The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year “So much to like about this, including the folk art–style artwork with childlike appeal, the emphasis on the women...
Nobody Hugs a Cactus
Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest...
Fly!
“Teague proves that a picture can be worth a thousand words—and almost as many laughs.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Engaging illustrations and...
Skyscraper
“Hurley’s book is as sleek and modern as its subject.” –Booklist “Kids will leave with a solid foundation about the immensity of large-scale...