2013 Lone Star Reading List - Nominations

The Texas Lone Star list is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star list is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Due to the diversity of this age range, Texas librarians should purchase titles on this list according to their individual collection policies. Each book on the list has been favorably reviewed for grades 6, 7, or 8 in a professional review source.

Below is the list of current titles which have been nominated for 2013. The public is welcome to suggest titles for consideration. To be considered for nomination to the 2013 list, a book must have been published in 2011 or 2012. The nomination period ends October 1, 2012. To suggest a title, please complete the form at this link: http://tinyurl.com/79zvetq 

Bewitching Flinn, Alex 

The Boy on Cinnamon Street Stone, Phoebe 

2012 Lone Star Reading List - Final

The Texas Lone Star list is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star list is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Due to the diversity of this age range, Texas librarians should purchase titles on this list according to their individual collection policies. Each book on the list has been favorably reviewed for grades 6, 7, or 8 in a professional review source.

Notes from an Accidental Band Geek - Dionne, Erin

Hidden - Frost, Helen

2012 Lone Star Reading List

The Texas Lone Star list is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star list is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Due to the diversity of this age range, Texas librarians should purchase titles on this list according to their individual collection policies. Each book on the list has been favorably reviewed for grades 6, 7, or 8 in a professional review source.

Below is the list of current titles which have been nominated by the Lone Star Reading List Committee.

Belly Up - Gibbs, Stuart

Between Shades of Gray -  Sepetys, Ruta

Birth of a Killer - Shan, Darren

The Dark Game : True Spy Stories - Janeczko, Paul B.  

Dead Beautiful - Woon, Yvonne  

Delirium - Oliver, Lauren  

Dirty Little Secrets - Omololu, C.J.  

The Dreamer- Ryan, Pam Munoz

Dry Souls  - Denise Getson

The Enemy - Higson, Charlie

Epitaph Road - Patneaude, David

F Factor - Bertrand, Diane Gonzales  

Firelight - Jordan, Sophie  

The Fortune of Carmen Navarro - Bryant, Jen  

The Fourth Stall - Rylander, Chris  

Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol - Krieg, Jim  

Hidden - Frost, Helen  

It's Raining Cupcakes  - Schroeder, Lisa  

Kneebone Boy - Potter, Ellen  

Mockingbird - Erskine, Kathryn

The Nightmarys - Poblocki, Dan

Okay for Now - Schmidt, Gary  

Once - Gleitzman, Morris

Plain Kate - Bow, Erin   

Planet Middle School - Grimes, Nikki  

Prisoners in the Palace - MacColl, Michaela   

Rot & Ruin - Maberry, Jonathan

Ruby Red - Gier, Kerstin  

The Running Dream-  Van Draanen, Wendelin  

Shooting Kabul - Senzai, N.H.  

Sisters Red - Pearce, Jackson  

A Tale Dark & Grimm - Gidwitz, Adam  

They Called Themselves the KKK - Bartoletti, Susan  

Tortilla Sun - Cervantes, Jennifer  

Unearthly - Hand, Cynthia  

Warriors in the Crossfire Flood, Nancy Bo  

Where The Streets Had a Name - Abdel-Fattah, Randa 

White Cat: The Curse Workers - Black, Holly

Wish - Monninger, Joseph 

Wolven - Toft, Di  

Woods Runner - Paulsen, Gary  

A World Without Heroes  - Mull, Brandon

Recognize any? If you are looking to expand your reading list or recommend something for summer, this is a good place to start.

For a list of winners from 2011, please visit the TLA website.

Happy Reading!

2011 Lonestar Reading List

The Texas Lone Star list is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star list is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Due to the diversity of this age range, Texas librarians should purchase titles on this list according to their individual collection policies. Each book on the list has been favorably reviewed for grades 6, 7, or 8 in a professional review source.

Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown, 2010.

Bell, Cathleen Davitt. Little Blog on the Prairie. Bloomsbury, 2010.

Brande, Robin. Fat Cat. Knopf, 2009.

Carter, Ally. Heist Society. Disney Hyperion, 2010.

Childs, Tera Lynn. Forgive My Fins. Katherine Tegen Books, 2010.

Condie, Ally. Matched. Dutton, 2010.

Deuker, Carl. Payback Time. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

Dionne, Erin. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet. Dial Books, 2010.

Falkner, Brian. Brain Jack. Random House, 2009.

Fisher, Catherine. Incarceron. Dial Books, 2010.

Gephart, Donna. How to Survive Middle School. Delacorte, 2010.

Golding, Julia. Dragonfly. Marshall Cavendish, 2009.

Henderson, Jason. Vampire Rising. HarperTeen, 2010.

Klass, David. Stuck on Earth. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2010.

Shulman, Polly. The Grimm Legacy. Putnam, 2010.

Shusterman, Neal. Bruiser. HarperTeen, 2010.

Sonnenblick, Jordan. After Ever After. Scholastic Press, 2010.

Stork, Francisco X. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2010.

Wiles, Deborah. Countdown. Scholastic Press, 2010.

Yancy, Richard. The Monstrumologist. Simon & Schuster, 2009.

To view last years selection and to learn more about the Lonestar list and committee go HERE 

(please note that the website has not been updated with the 2011 list)

Some of you may notice that there are books on both the 2011 TAYSHAS list and LONE STAR. For example, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. This means they are appropriate for MS and HS. 

Love seeing Matched on this list! I gave it a 5 star review. I have Fat Cat and Forgive My Fins. I need to read them! Same with a few others....

What do you guys think?

Happy Reading!