Bluestem Award List 2022-23
Title: Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch
By: Abe, Julie
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Illinois Grades 3-5 Readers’ Choice Award. Suggested ages are from the publisher or each item’s library catalog record.
Title: The Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca
By: Abler, Amanda
Published: 2020
Ages 7 to 10
Title: The Last Human
By: Bacon, Lee
Published: 2019
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy)
By: Barnett, Mac
Published: 2018
Ages 7 to 10
Title: Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
By: Bryant, Jen
Published: 2020
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
By: Carter, Ally
Published: 2020
Ages 10 to 12
Title: Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb!
By: Chambers, Veronica
Published: 2020
Ages 4 to 8
Title: The Losers Club
By: Clements, Andrew
Published: 2017
Ages 8 to 12
Title: A Thousand Questions
By: Faruqi, Saadia
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Amelia Six: An Amelia Earhart Mystery
By: Gray, Kristin L.
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Great Chicago Fire (History Comics)
By: Hannigan, Kate
Published: 2020
Ages 9 and up
Title: The Lion of Mars
By: Holm, Jennifer L.
Published: 2021
Ages 9 to 12
Title: Twins
By: Johnson, Varian
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Song for a Whale
By: Kelly, Lynne
Published: 2019
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Measuring Up
By: LaMotte, Lily
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Glitch
By: Martin, Laura
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Caterpillar Summer
By: McDunn, Gillian
Published: 2019
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Becoming Muhammad Ali
By: Patterson, James with Kwame Alexander
Published: 2020
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Tune It Out
By: Sumner, Jamie
Published: 2020
Ages 10 and up
Title: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Published: 2021
Ages 8 to12