Kentucky Bluegrass Award2023

Given by Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)

50 obres 15,571 Llibres 715 Ressenyes 4.2
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) mostra'n més 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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Stages:
Tots, Winner (129), Nominee (1,981)
Categories:
Tots, 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)
Years:
Tots, 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)

Winner 5

Nominee 50

ObraCategoriaAny
Allergic de Megan Wagner LloydGrades 3-52023
Willodeen de Katherine ApplegateGrades 3-52023
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You de Mike BarfieldGrades 3-52023
Dog Squad de Chris GrabensteinGrades 3-52023
The Lion of Mars de Jennifer L. HolmGrades 3-52023
Stella de McCall HoyleGrades 3-52023
Twins de Varian JohnsonGrades 3-52023
The Elephant in the Room de Holly Goldberg SloanGrades 3-52023
Brave Like That de Lindsey StoddardGrades 3-52023
Escape at 10,000 Feet: D. B. Cooper and the Missing Money (Unsolved Case Files, #1) de Tom SullivanGrades 3-52023
Black Brother, Black Brother de Jewell Parker RhodesGrades 6-82023
Amari and the Night Brothers de B. B. AlstonGrades 6-82023
Fighting Words de Kimberly Brubaker BradleyGrades 6-82023
Starfish de Lisa FippsGrades 6-82023
Dress Coded de Carrie FirestoneGrades 6-82023
Final Season de Tim GreenGrades 6-82023
The Last Cuentista de Donna Barba HigueraGrades 6-82023
Linked de Gordon KormanGrades 6-82023
Whispering Pines de Heidi LangGrades 6-82023
City Spies de James PontiGrades 6-82023
I Must Betray You de Ruta SepetysGrades 9-122023
Firekeeper's Daughter de Angeline BoulleyGrades 9-122023
Blackout de Dhonielle ClaytonGrades 9-122023
If These Wings Could Fly de Kyrie McCauleyGrades 9-122023
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning de Jason ReynoldsGrades 9-122023
Roxy de Neal ShustermanGrades 9-122023
We Are Not from Here de Jenny Torres SanchezGrades 9-122023
Dragon Hoops de Gene Luen YangGrades 9-122023
Instructions for Dancing de Nicola YoonGrades 9-122023
In the Wild Light de Jeff ZentnerGrades 9-122023
Chez Bob de Bob SheaGrades K-22023
Invasion of the Unicorns de David BiedrzyckiGrades K-22023
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals de Katy S. DuffieldGrades K-22023
Jack Horner: Dinosaur Hunter de Sophia GholzGrades K-22023
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem de Amanda GormanGrades K-22023
Room for Everyone de Naaz KhanGrades K-22023
Redlocks and the Three Bears de Claudia RuedaGrades K-22023
The Chicken Who Couldn't de Jan ThomasGrades K-22023
The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship de Kim TomsicGrades K-22023
The Year We Learned to Fly de Jacqueline WoodsonGrades K-22023
Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover) de Helen YoonPreschool2023
Little Grump Truck de Amanda DriscollPreschool2023
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? de Shawn HarrisPreschool2023
Maybe... de Chris HaughtonPreschool2023
A House de Kevin HenkesPreschool2023
Patrick's Polka-dot Tights de Kristen McCurryPreschool2023
The Fastest Girl on Earth! Meet Kitty O'Neil, Daredevil Driver! de Dean RobbinsPreschool2023
Animals!: Here We Grow de Shelley RotnerPreschool2023
The Universe and You de Suzanne SladePreschool2023
Bear Is a Bear de Jonathan StutzmanPreschool2023

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