The Rebecca Caudill Award winners are voted on by Illinois students in grades 4-8. This year’s nominees are:
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins & Yogi Stan
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Slider by Pete Hautman

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson
Restart by Gordon Korman
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
42 is Not Just a Number : The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero by Doreen Rappaport
As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
Scythe by Neal Shusterman (review)

Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

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