Reading Lists
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2024-25 GISD Red Poppy Books (PK-2)

The Red Poppy Book List is curated each year by our GISD elementary librarians. The books are selected from a variety of recognized award lists and are some of the m ...
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2024-25 GISD River Reader Books (GRADES 3-5)

The GISD River Reader book list is created by our elementary librarians for students in grades 3-5. Each year, our librarians curate a list of 16 titles from a varie ...
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2025 Texas 2x2 Books (PK-2)

The Texas 2x2 List has a selection of 20 titles. These beautifully illustrated, often humorous and instructive volumes are the best of recent books meant for childre ...
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2025 Texas Bluebonnet Books (GRADES 3-6)

The Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List is one of the most distinguished children’s literature lists in the country.This prestigious list is composed of 20 ...
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2025 TX Lonestar Book List (GRADES 6-8)

The Lone Star Reading List is developed by public and school librarians from the Texas Library Association’s Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the li ...
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2025 TAYSHAS List (GRADES 9-12)

The goal of the TAYSHAS reading list is to motivate young adults to become lifelong readers and to participate in the community of readers in Texas. Students in grad ...
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