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The Bluestem Book Award is designed for students in grades 3 - 5 who are ready for longer titles than thosse found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for the sophistication of some of the Rebecca Caudill titles. Named in honor of Big Bluestem, which is the state prairie grass, the award may include both timeless classics and current titles, as well as books that have appeared on Monarch and Rebecca Caudill lists.

Winners
2011	Newman, Lesléa	Hachiko Waits.

2012 Nominees

	Birney, Betty G.	World According to Humphrey.
	Brown, Don	All Stations! Distress! April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank.
	Buckley, Michael	The Fairy-Tale Detectives.
	Clements, Andrew	Extra Credit.
	Davis, Eleanor	Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook.
	Deedy, Carmen Agra	14 Cows for America.
	Harper, Charise	Just Grace.
	Howe, James	Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery.
	Klise, Kate	Dying to Meet You.
	Korman, Gordon	Swindle.
	LaFevers, R. L.	Flight of the Phoenix.
	Lord, Cynthia	Rules.
	Markle, Sandra	Animal Heroes: True Rescue Stories.
	Mochizuki, Ken	Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story.
	Naylor, Phyllis	Faith, Hope and Ivy June.
	Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux	Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal.
	Ryan, Pam Munoz	Riding Freedom.
	Scieszka, Jon	Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka.
	Sturm, James	Adventures in Cartooning.
	Sachar, Louis	Sideways Stories from Wayside School.