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Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bildner (C. F. Payne, Illustrator; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002) has been chosen by the school children of Texas as the recipient of the 2004 Texas Bluebonnet Award. The book received 28,865 votes from students in grades 3-6. Mr. Bidner will be honored March 19 at the Texas Bluebonnet Award ceremony in San Antonio during TLA's annual conference. The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a children's choice award that encourages reading in Texas schools. 206, 515 children representing 1842 schools participated in this annual program by reading from a list of books (compiled by a committee of public and school librarians) and then voting for their favorite in January. Co-sponsors of the Bluebonnet program are the Children's Round Table and the Texas Association of School Librarians. The Texas Bluebonnet Award Committee recently released the 2004-2005 master reading list. Amanda Williams, Consultant Central Texas Library System P.O. Box 2287 Austin, TX 78768-2287 800-262-4431 512-476-1668 ex. 13 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
