# The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines

**Author:** Mo Netz
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2024
**Genre:** Adventure
**ISBN-13:** `9780063266537`
**ISBN-10:** `0063266539`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-lumbering-giants-of-windy-pines
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Jerry and her trusty wheelchair move into a creepy motel in a town full of secrets — and giants — in Mo Netz's spooky debut adventure. Selected for the 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (grades 3-6), chosen annually by the Texas Library Association.

## Themes

- mystery
- adventure
- disability

## Content notes

- scary scenes

## Where this book is assigned

### Texas Bluebonnet Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Texas — [source: 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (Texas Library Association)](https://txla.org/news/2025-2026-texas-bluebonnet-award-list-released/)

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