Purefoy's Bluebonnet Results!

The voters have spoken and the Bluebonnet Nominee with the most votes at Purefoy is Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper! Our school votes were entered last Friday with the Texas Library Association and the state-wide winner will be announced soon. If you haven't read Out of My Mind yet check it out soon - it's a thought provoking story about a special girl who just might be a genius.

Fun was had by all at our voting celebration last week. Students that read five or more Bluebonnet Books were invited to vote for their favorite book online, complete a bookish scavenger hunt, eat lunch on the library patio, and enjoy a popcorn snack just like last year.

Congratulations Readers - Thanks for Voting!

Be on the lookout for the new 2012-2013 books in the Bluebonnet Section soon to join in the fun!

Good Book: The Secret River

The Secret River

by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, ullustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, Antheneum, 2011

A depression era story that is just as timely as it is enchanting, this is a stunning picture book for the ages. With her little dog Buggy Horse and a tip from old Mother Albirtha, the wisest person in the forest, Calpurnia finds a secret river and uses the pink paper roses from her hair to catch enough beautiful catfish to feed the whole swamp land --with some left over for Daddy to sell. But she is surprised when she tries to find the river again the next day. Suggested for grades 3-5.

The Secret River was a Newbery Honor Book when it was originally published in 1955, this new version has updated illustrations but the same special story.

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Find this book in the fiction section, call number F RAW.

Good Book: Dinothesaurus

Dinothesaurus
by Douglas Florian, Candlewick, 2010

This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You'll find a big Iguanodon, as well as clever Tro-o-don. There's Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . In twenty funny and factual poems, he brings dinosaurs to life--illuminating the natural history of these amazing creatures as well as their unique and quirky characteristics. Suggested for grades K-3.

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Find this book in the poetry section at call number 811 FLO.

Good Book: My Brother Martin

My Brother Martin:
A Sister Remembers Growing up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Christine King Farris, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet, Simon & Schuster, 2003

Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated South of the 1920s forced a very young Martin to learn a bitter lesson -- little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And as a seven-year-old, he embarked on a journey that would change the course of American history. Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. King, joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement. It's a tale that will touch the hearts of all people, and remind us all that if you believe hard enough, dreams can become reality. Suggested for grades 2-4.

Watch Mrs. Farris read My Brother Martin online: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165938-1

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Find this title in the biography section, call number B KIN.

Good Book: No Talking

No Talking

by Andrew Clements, Aladdin, 2009

It's boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar, until an innovative teacher sees how the kids' experiment can provide a terrific and unique lesson in communication. In No Talking, Andrew Clements portrays a battle of wills between some spunky kids and a creative teacher with the perfect pitch for elementary school life that made Frindle an instant classic.Suggested for grades 3-6.

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Find this title in the chapter book section, call number F CLE.

Good Book: The City of Ember

The City of Ember

by Jeanne DuPrau , Random House, 2003

The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters. Suggested for grades 4-7.

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Find this title in the chapter book section, call number F DUP.