Summer of Reading programs offer an easy way to promote the Blue Spruce Award!
Thinking of promoting the Blue Spruce Award during your Summer of Reading programs? Be sure to download and print the 2013 ballots to distribute to teen readers. Our nominee book talks enable you to easily discuss all of the current nominated titles. And don't forget to visit our Advertising page to obtain stickers, spine labels, and promotional poster downloads!
Questions? Contact us!
Download the Mackin Blue Spruce Nominees poster!
Mackin offers free downloads of the 2013 Blue Spruce Award Nominees poster. Visit the Mackin website to download a copy of the poster.
The titles listed on the Mackin poster are consistent with the correct titles listed on this website. We apologize for any earlier confusion regarding this poster.
Announcing the 2012 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Winner:
Winner: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
Runners Up: Maze Runner by James Dashner and City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Be sure to check out the 2013 Nominees!
This year, the Blue Spruce Award is going green! We will not be sending out postcards with the 2013 nominated titles. "Like" our Facebook page for the most up to date information!
Interested in stickers to denote this year's Blue Spruce winner? Let us know where to send them by submitting a contact form!
Contact us
Please contact the Blue Spruce Award Committee if you have any questions regarding the award, nomination process, voting process or would like to get involved.
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Where can you hear about the Colorado Blue Spruce Award?
- Colorado Council International Reading Association (CCIRA) conference - February 4, 2012 - Denver, Colorado - announcing 2012 winner and 2013 nominees
- Colorado Language Arts Society (CLAS) regional fall conference
- Colorado Teen Literature Conference (CTLC) - March 31, 2012 at the Tivoli, Denver, Colorado
- Colorado Association of Libraries Conference - October 18-20, 2012 in Keystone, Colorado
Notice to Publishers and Authors:
We greatly appreciate your interest in adolescent literacy and the Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award. Colorado's 400,000 middle and high school students, however, are responsible for nominating titles each year. Adults have no say in the matter, other than general bookkeeping. As such, there is no way for publishers to submit their titles for consideration and our participant list is not made available to ensure privacy.
Sponsors
The Blue Spruce Award Committee would like to thank the following organizations for sponsoring Colorado's teen book award:
