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2026-2027 Bluebonnet books recommended for grades 3-5

Another by Paul Tremblay	The Black Mambas by Kelly Crull	Danilo Was Here by Tamika Burgess
Fowl Play by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb	Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez	Gracie under the Waves by Linda Sue Park
I’m a Dumbo Octopus! by Anne Lambelet	Introducing Sandwina by Vicki Conrad	The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio
The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall	Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti	Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia
Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate	Safe Crossing by Kari Percival	Saved by the Smell by Jarrett Lerner
Speak Up, Santiago! by Julio Anta	A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga	The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
Wanda Hears the Stars by Amy S Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced	Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes Illustrated by O Ivanov