Each year committees from the Texas Library Association create book lists for children and young adults. These popular book lists are:

The 2X2 Reading List for ages 2 through second grade.
The Texas Bluebonnet Award for third through sixth grade.
The Lone Star Reading List for sixth through eighth grade.
The Tayshas Reading List for high school.

The Texas Lone Star Reading List is a reading incentive program designed for young adults of Texas, (grades 6-8), who are encouraged to read books from a selected reading list. This list is prepared by the Texas Lone Star Reading List Committee, a part of the Texas Library Association Executive Board and the Young Adult Round Table of the Texas Library Association.

The objectives of the Tayshas Reading List are to motivate young adults to read more and to enjoy opportunities to become a community of readers in Texas.