Rebecca Caudill
Young Readers' Book Award Winners
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award is an Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people. Each year, a list of 20 titles is compiled from books nominated by students in grades 4 – 8. Students read the books on the list and vote for their favorites. The winner is announced in March. The Illinois Reading Council sponsors the award.
A = Title also available on audiobook
P = Title also available on Playaway
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 2012
Powerless
by Matthew Cody
JH CODY |
 2011
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
YA FIC COLLINS |
2010
 All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hahn
JH HAHN
When Travis and Corey are sent to the Fox Hill Inn to help their grandmother for the summer, they are both looking for adventure. After hearing that the Inn is supposedly haunted, they decide to ‘make’ a ghost appear. With the help of a flashlight, makeup, a scarf, and some well-timed screams, the kids awaken real ghosts: Ada Haggs, an evil spirit, as well as all the lovely bad ones, the children she tormented when Fox Hill Inn was the county poor farm. Events soon spiral out of control, and Travis and Corey must discover a way to get rid of Ada. Will they be able to put the spirits to rest, or will Fox Hill Inn be haunted forever? 182 pgs. |
2009
 The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
JH RIORDAN
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. Weird things seem to happen to him. Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. When Zeus’ lightning bolt is stolen, Percy sets out on a quest across the United States with friends to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) to try to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods. 377 pgs. A P |
2008
 Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
by Jordan Sonnenblick
JH SONNENBLICK
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. 273 pgs. A P |
2007
 So Be It: A Novel
by Sarah Weeks
JH WEEKS
Heidi It knows only the sketchiest information about her background. Twelve years ago, her mentally disabled mother showed up with the week-old Heidi on their neighbor Bernadette's doorstep. Bernadette, who is severely agoraphobic, has been looking out for Heidi and Mama ever since. To learn more about her past, Heidi sets out on an adventure from Reno, Nevada, to New York. 245 pgs. A P |
2006
 Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
JH PAOLINI
When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is a lucky discovery. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon’s life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power.
648 pgs. A P |
2005
 Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
JH HIAASEN
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. 292 pgs. A P |
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2004
 Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
JH HOROWITZ
Alex Rider was told that his uncle died in a car accident, but he knows that’s a lie. There were bullet holes in his uncle’s windshield. Nothing prepares him for the news that his uncle was really a spy and now Alex has been recruited to find his uncle’s killers and complete Ian’s final mission. 234 pgs. A P |
2003
 Fever, 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
JH ANDERSON
In Philadelphia in 1793; sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook lives with her mother and grandfather in Philadelphia. When the yellow fever epidemic strikes, she flees the city with her grandfather leaving her ailing mother behind. They are forced to cope with the horrors of the yellow fever epidemic. Matilda learns about strength, perseverance, and self-reliance especially after her grandfather’s death. 251 pgs. A |
2002
 Holes
by Louis Sachar
JH SACHAR
Stanley Yelnats is at the mercy of the warden of Camp Green Lake, a boys’ detention camp, because of a family curse brought on by his great-great-grandfather. He and other inmates are forced to dig five foot deep holes all day every day to build “character.” After hearing rumors of hidden treasure and a bandit named Kissin’ Kate Barlow, Stanley tries to dig up the truth. Can he untangle the mess of clues before he sweats to death or the yellow-spotted lizards kill him? 233 pgs. A P |
2001
 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
by J.K. Rowling
J ROWLING
Harry, a young orphan boy, is rescued from outrageous neglect by his aunt and uncle and enrolled in Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he proves his worth. 309 pgs. A P |
2000
 Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
JH LEVINE
At birth, Ella was the unfortunate recipient of the “gift” of obedience. She must obey any given order. Filled with princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters and fairy godmothers, this is the story of Ella’s quest to break this gift or curse once and for all. 232 pgs. A P |
1999
 Frindle
by Andrew Clements
J CLEMENTS
Clever Nick Allen decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her by inventing a new word. This begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. 105 pgs. A P |
1998
 Mick Harte Was Here
by Barbara Park
JH PARK
Mick Harte was one of the neatest kids you'd ever want to meet. Mick is also the kid who would still be alive--if only he had worn his bicycle helmet. This is Phoebe's poignant story about her beloved brother, and how she struggles to deal with her grief. 89 pgs. A |
1997
 The Best School Year Ever
by Barbara Robinson
J ROBINSON
The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school year. 117 pgs. A |
1996
 The Giver
by Lois Lowry
JH LOWRY
Jonas’s world is perfect and under control. There is no war, fear, pain, or choices. Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memories. He receives special training from The Giver. He discovers the truth about the society in which he lives. 172 pgs. A |
1995
 Flight #116 is Down
by Caroline Cooney
JH COONEY
Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from
a plane crash on her family’s property, and the experience changes her life forever. 201 pgs. A |
1994
 Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
J NAYLOR
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family. The dog’s real owner is a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs. 144 pgs. A |
1993
 Maniac Magee: A Novel
by Jerry Spinelli
J SPINELLI
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee’s life becomes legendary as he accomplishes feats that inspire awe in others. 184 pgs. A |
1992
 Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
J LOWRY
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. 137 pgs. A P |
1991
 Matilda
by Roald Dahl
J DAHL
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. 240 pgs. A |
1990
 Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story*
by Mary Downing Hahn
J HAHN
Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister, Heather, but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom. 184 pgs A |
1989
 The Dollhouse Murders
by Betty Ren Wright
J WRIGHT
Amy and her sister unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago with clues from a dollhouse. The dollhouse mysteriously fills with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and the dolls move from where they had been placed. 149 pgs. A P |
1988
 The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks
J BANKS
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday. He finds himself involved in an adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him. 181 pgs. A |
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