The 2018 Bluestem Award Nominees

Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood, illustrated by Sally Wern
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
Fish in a Tree by Linda Mulally Hunt
Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game by John Coy, illustrated by Randy DuBurke
A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark by Deby Levy, illustrated by Elizabeth Badderly
Moo by Sharon Creech
Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
The Secret Subway by Shana Corey, illustrated by Red Nose Studios
Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
Ugly: a memoir by Robert Hoge, illustrated by Keith Robinson
What was the Great Chicago Fire? by Janet B. Pascal, illustrated by Tim Foley
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate
Wish by Barbara O'Connor