Want to encourage your students to read for fun and get more out of it? Every month we’ll choose one book
from each of three reading lists compiled by the Texas Library Association
and provide printable questions and posters you can use for reflection or discussion with your students. We’ll also link you to the Texas
Library Association’s selections for preschool through second grade.
| Preschool - Grade
2 |
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2x2 Reading List and
activities
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| Grades 3-6 |
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Texas Bluebonnet Award Reading List
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Black Elk’s Vision: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson
Everyone must choose to walk with the water of life or the weapon of destruction.” These are the words Black Elk receives from the Six Grandfathers to share with his people. Told from Black Elk’s point of view, S.D. Nelson vividly describes the plight of the Lakota and their struggles to maintain their way of life. His message of hope is further brought to life by historical photographs and dynamic illustrations.
Questions | Poster | Guest Readers |
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| Grades 6-8 |
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Lone
Star Reading List |
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Brain Jack by Brian Falkner
Sam, a computer hacker, has just begun using a neuro headset. Neuro headsets have become popular game and computer controllers that work through brain control. 24-hour live feeds to the Internet, shopping and gaming are all in your mind’s eye using a neuro headset. But a constant barrage of information is enough to drive anyone insane. Step into Sam’s world, where nothing is quite as it seems and the fate of the world rests in his mind.
Questions | Poster
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| High School |
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Tayshas Reading List |
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The Firefly Letters: a Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle
Told from various perspectives, this collection of poetry tells a fictionalized account of suffragist Fredrika Bremer’s experiences in Cuba, where she interacts with two young women who yearn for freedom.
Questions | Poster | Guest Readers
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