Book challenges and awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, 2025-2026
The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a readers' choice award for grades 3-6. Students read at least five of the twenty titles and vote in the spring. The list announced in November 2024 is below, alphabetized by title as Texas publishes it.
Copied from the Texas Library Association's 2025-2026 list announcement (Nov 16, 2024), Oct 2026. The 2026-2027 list is on its own page. Checked 2026-10-25. Nobody paid to be here. The buy links are plain search links, not affiliate links, so Peabody earns nothing from them.
A Game of Noctis
Deva Fagan · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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A Plate of Hope
Erin Frankel · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Dogtown
Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight
Rey Terciero · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube
Kerry Aradhya · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature
Lynn Brunelle · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective
Janet Tashjian · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Invisible Isabel
Sally J. Pla · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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It Came from the Trees
Ally Russell · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God
Karla Arenas Valenti · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Chanel Miller · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Nimbus
Jan Eldredge · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
Rob Peñas · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School
Jarrett Lerner · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Stuntboy, In-Between Time
Jason Reynolds · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex
Justina Ireland · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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The Girl Who Figured It Out
Minda Dentler · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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The Liars Society
Alyson Gerber · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines
Mo Netz · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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Volcanoes
Nell Cross Beckerman · Ages 8-12
On the 2025-26 Texas Bluebonnet list, a grade 3-6 readers' choice award.
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