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A work with subject matter that substantially concerns texas is also eligible. This list of books is called the texas bluebonnet award master list. Feb 11, 2015 the texas bluebonnet award is a unique program that encourages reading for pleasure and is aimed at students in grades 36. Click on the image link below for author interviews, book trailers, discussions questions, read. Honoring that tradition, the writers league of texas book awards were established in 1991 known first as the violet crown awards before being renamed in 2008 to recognize the year. Texas bluebonnet award registration and voting resources. Readers theater script year of the book pdf relate. The newest texas bluebonnet award list for 20162017 will be announced this saturday, october 17, at the texas book festival in austin, tx. Texas bluebonnet award 20152016 official tba master list resources compiled by the tba program committee. Each year, 20 books are chosen as the texas bluebonnet award master. Check out these great ideas for each teaching with each book on the tla bluebonnet wiki. Texas bluebonnet award books 2016 17 bluebonnet award master. Recent bluebonnet winners bluebonnet award libguides at san.
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