2015 Bluestem Nominees

1.
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio 4.44 avg rating — 8,009 ratings
2.
The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1)
The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only #1) 4.27 avg rating — 204,902 ratings
3.
Frindle
Frindle 3.85 avg rating — 123,744 ratings
4.
Night of the Twisters
Night of the Twisters 3.86 avg rating — 3,149 ratings
5.
The Dunderheads (The Dunderheads, #1)
The Dunderheads (The Dunderheads, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 1,266 ratings
6.
Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)
Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,095 ratings
7.
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Lunch Lady, #1)
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Lunch Lady, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,524 ratings
8.
Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)
Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 88,839 ratings
9.
The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)
The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 109,472 ratings
9.
Drita, My Homegirl
Drita, My Homegirl 3.91 avg rating — 1,265 ratings
11.
Chained
Chained 4.20 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
12.
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, #1)
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,431 ratings
13.
The Truth about Poop
The Truth about Poop 4.08 avg rating — 421 ratings
14.
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck 4.17 avg rating — 59,312 ratings
14.
Dogs on Duty: Soldiers' Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond
Dogs on Duty: Soldiers' Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond 4.05 avg rating — 490 ratings
16.
A Dog Called Homeless
A Dog Called Homeless 4.23 avg rating — 3,431 ratings
17.
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World 4.18 avg rating — 946 ratings
18.
Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy 3.81 avg rating — 26,720 ratings
19.
Rich (Dyamonde Daniel #2)
Rich (Dyamonde Daniel #2) 4.01 avg rating — 447 ratings
20.
Wild River
Wild River 3.48 avg rating — 458 ratings