Kentucky Bluegrass Award2009

Given by Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)

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How does the Kentucky Bluegrass Award program work?

Each year, a KBA committee for each grade band chooses the books for each of the five voting Nominee Lists (Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) mostrar más in a year-long process. These committees are made up of volunteers and include school librarians, public librarians, and classroom teachers from across the state. Students should read books from a Nominee List before voting for their favorite title on that list. The specific voting process is determined at the individual school/library level. All the ballots are counted by an on-site coordinator (usually a teacher or librarian) and the results are transferred to an online tally sheet made available on the KASL website in March of the contest year. Votes are counted after the cutoff date (April 1st) and a winner is declared for each level during the first week of April.

The Kentucky Bluegrass Award is a program designed to encourage students to read widely from lists of current, well-reviewed literature that reflects a variety of experiences and points of view. Students are not restricted in their reading in any way in the KBA program. Schools, libraries, parents, and community organizations participating in the KBA should select books from these lists for inclusion in collections and programs that they feel are appropriate for the needs and interests of their patrons or students. These groups may provide some or all of the titles and develop local initiatives to promote the Kentucky Bluegrass Award.

Books on the Nominee Lists can be purchased as a set from several vendors or individually from bookstores, catalogs, and online sources. All titles on a current year's Nominee List have been published within the last 3 years.




Who can participate?

Students from Preschool - 12th grade can read and rate the books on the Nominee Lists.

Each Nominee List has a grade level recommendation, but students may read/vote from multiple Nominee Lists. If a student has read two books from a list, they are eligible to vote.​​

​Adults can nominate books for inclusion on the Nominee Lists, serve on KBA Committees, and encourage participation by students.​

Schools, libraries, bookstores, literacy groups, and individuals can help promote the program and help students participate in this program.




When does KBA take place?

Students can begin reading as soon as the Nominee Lists are released and submit ballots throughout the year.

​Some schools and districts incorporate KBA books into Summer Reading promotions.

All tallied votes must be submitted by April 1 of each year. Winners are announced in April.

Books for upcoming Nominee Lists can be nominated by adults through the KASL website.

New Nominee Lists are finalized in mid-February of each year.

In September, one of the winning authors is invited to come to Kentucky and speak at the KLA/KASL Joint Conference.




Why participate in KBA?

The Kentucky Bluegrass Award program promotes student reading and critical thinking.

It offers students a chance to give feedback and express their thoughts and opinions.

The KBA program is designed to provide a wide range of new reading materials to students and it should be implemented in a way that is simple and fun for students, parents, and schools.

By all means, feel free to make this program broadly inclusive!
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Todos, Winner (129), Nominee (1,981)
Categorias:
Todos, Grades 3-5 (332), Grades 3-8 (39), Grades 4-8 (342), Grades 6-8 (303), Grades 9-12 (276), Grades K-2 (273), Grades K-3 (351), Preschool (70)
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Todos, 2024 (50), 2023 (50), 2022 (50), 2021 (50), 2020 (50), 2019 (50), 2018 (50), 2017 (40), 2016 (40), 2015 (40), 2014 (40), 2013 (40), 2012 (40), 2011 (41), 2010 (52), 2009 (54), 2008 (60), 2007 (60), 2006 (62), 2005 (61), 2004 (82), 2003 (67), 2002 (74), 2001 (64), 2000 (43), 1999 (48), 1998 (38), 1997 (44), 1996 (32), 1995 (49), 1994 (27), 1993 (37), 1992 (35), 1991 (34), 1990 (44), 1989 (50), 1988 (46), 1987 (40), 1986 (38), 1985 (36), 1984 (39), 1983 (39)

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Nominee 54

ObraCategoríaAño
Diario de Greg: Un renacuajo por Jeff KinneyGrades 3-52009
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One por Judy BlumeGrades 3-52009
Attack of the Turtle por Drew CarlsonGrades 3-52009
No Talking por Andrew ClementsGrades 3-52009
The House of a Million Pets por Ann HodgmanGrades 3-52009
Me and the Pumpkin Queen por Marlane KennedyGrades 3-52009
How to Steal a Dog por Barbara O'ConnorGrades 3-52009
Where I Live por Eileen SpinelliGrades 3-52009
The Mysterious Benedict Society por Trenton Lee StewartGrades 3-52009
La jirafa blanca por Lauren St. JohnGrades 3-52009
Annie's War por Jacqueline Levering SullivanGrades 3-52009
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree por Lauren TarshisGrades 3-52009
Call Me Hope por Gretchen OlsonGrades 6-82009
Beauty Shop for Rent: . . . fully equipped, inquire within por Laura BowersGrades 6-82009
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion por Loree Griffin BurnsGrades 6-82009
Diamonds in the Shadow por Caroline B. CooneyGrades 6-82009
Elias de Buxton por Christopher Paul CurtisGrades 6-82009
Shooting the Moon por Frances O'Roark DowellGrades 6-82009
Hiroshima Dreams por Kelly EastonGrades 6-82009
Frannie in Pieces por Delia EphronGrades 6-82009
Football Genius por Tim GreenGrades 6-82009
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam por Cynthia KadohataGrades 6-82009
Lawn Boy por Gary PaulsenGrades 6-82009
Night of the Howling Dogs por Graham SalisburyGrades 6-82009
El alquimista (Los secretos del inmortal Nicolas Flamel) (Spanish Edition) por Michael ScottGrades 6-82009
Peak por Roland SmithGrades 6-82009
Leepike Ridge por N. D. WilsonGrades 6-82009
Por trece razones por Jay AsherGrades 9-122009
El Diario completamente verídico de un indio a tiempo parcial por Sherman AlexieGrades 9-122009
Twisted por Laurie Halse AndersonGrades 9-122009
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier por Ishmael BeahGrades 9-122009
Gym Candy por Carl DeukerGrades 9-122009
Antes de morirme por Jenny DownhamGrades 9-122009
Todo por una chica por Nick HornbyGrades 9-122009
Firestorm por David KlassGrades 9-122009
Buried por Robin Merrow MacCreadyGrades 9-122009
Red Glass por Laura ResauGrades 9-122009
General Winston's Daughter por Sharon ShinnGrades 9-122009
First Shot por Walter SorrellsGrades 9-122009
The Arrival por Shaun TanGrades 9-122009
Trigger por Susan VaughtGrades 9-122009
Story of a Girl por Sara ZarrGrades 9-122009
Dogku por Andrew ClementsGrades K-22009
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything por Elise BroachGrades K-22009
Toy Boat por Randall De SèveGrades K-22009
Beetle Bop por Denise FlemingGrades K-22009
Una Cena Elegante (A Fancy Meal) por Keiko KaszaGrades K-22009
Rainstorm por Barbara LehmanGrades K-22009
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? por Margaret McNamaraGrades K-22009
Pssst! por Adam RexGrades K-22009
Primero el huevo por Laura Vaccaro SeegerGrades K-22009
New Socks por Bob SheaGrades K-22009
I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean por Kevin SherryGrades K-22009
Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf por Judy SierraGrades K-22009

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