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Rebecca Caudill Award
What is the Rebecca Caudill Award?
Award given to the author of the book voted “most outstanding” by students in grades 4-8 in participating Illinois schools.
Last year’s Caudill winner:
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Past Caudill Winners
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2006 2008
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Movie -- 2003 New Book -- 2008
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8th Novel --Alex Rider Series
Scheduled to be published in 2010
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Just for Fun ….
Who is Rebecca Caudill?
• Born in Kentucky; lived in Urbana, Illinois
• Author, teacher, influential community member
• Wrote 18 children’s books
• Won numerous awards including a Newbery Honor
• 1st person in her family to go to college
Purpose of the Rebecca Caudill Award
• Encourage children and young adults to read for FUN!
• And develop a desire to become life-long readers.
Presenting 2010 Nominees ….
A Crooked Kind of PerfectBy: Linda Urban
Genre: Realistic Fiction
“When you play the piano, you have to get the heart right. Which is harder than getting the notes right. Each note can only be right in one way. A B-flat is a B-flat is a B-flat. A robot can get a B-flat right.
But getting the heart right is something only a person can do. And the ways to do it are as many and as different as there are people in the world.”
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Perfectone D60“Forever in Blue Jeans” by Neil Diamond
A Small White ScarBy: K.A. Nuzum
Genre: Historical Fiction/ Boyhood Adventure
Setting: Colorado ranch in the 1940’s
A Small White Scar
15 yr. old Will dreams of winning first-place at the rodeo.
A Small White Scar
All the Lovely Bad OnesBy: Mary Downing Hahn
Genre: Fantasy/Ghosts
Author of The Old Willis Place Caudill Nominee in 2008
All the Lovely Bad Ones
Setting: Bed and Breakfast in Vermont
All the Lovely Bad Ones
Poor Houses in the 1800’s -- Cook County
All the Lovely Bad Ones
Poor Houses in the 1800’s -- Dupage County
Link to Pix of Poor House Cemeteries
Crossing the WireBy: Will Hobbs
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Crossing the Wire
Crossing the Wire
Crossing the Wire
Crossing the Wire
Crossing the Wire
Some illegal immigrants illicit the assistance of a "coyote,” or smuggler, to help them navigate through the land and cross the border.
Crossing the Wire
Lion’s Ledge
Baboquivari Peak, Arizona
Dragon SlippersBy: Jessica Day
George
Genre: Fantasy
Dragon SlippersBy: Jessica Day
George
Enter Shardas’ Cave
Fairy tale with a twist!
To Be Continued ….
Elephant RunBy: Roland Smith
Genre: Historical Fiction
Link to Scholastic Book Talk
Elephant Run
Elephant Run
A mahout caring for his elephants.
Elephant Run
Elephant Run
Elephant Run
Elephant Run
Japanese invasion of Burma
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
By: Lauren Tarshis
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Sequel -- 2009
Three words to describe this book:
Humor, Friendship, Girls
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
First Light
Greenland
First Light
Global Warming
First Light
The light blue areas show ponds of water on the sea ice, white areas are sea ice without ponds, and the darker areas depict ice-free water. Credit: NASA photograph
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
By: Russell Freedman
Genre: Historical Non-Fiction
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Photos taken from pbs.org and about.com
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Photos taken from pbs.org and about.com African/American history
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
They changed the world!
Home of the BraveBy: Katherine
Applegate
Genre: Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Home of the Brave
Sudan
Home of the Brave
Sudanese refugee children sit in their makeshift classroom April 19 in the refugee camp Kou Kou Angarana in Chad near the Sudan border. MSNBC photo
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
By: Wendy Mass
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
By: Wendy Mass
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Kimchi and Calamari
By: Rose Kent
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Rocky Road due out in 2010
Kimchi and Calamari
Kimchi -- traditional Korean pickled dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings. It is most commonly the spicy baechu (cabbage) variety.
Kimchi and Calamari
Fried squid, often called "fried calamari" or even just "calamari", is popular in the cuisine of many Mediterranean countries. It consists of batter-coated, deep fried squid, often fried for less than two minutes to prevent it from becoming too tough. It is usually served plain, with salt and lemon on the side.
Kimchi and Calamari
Fourteen-year-old Joseph Calderaro is stumped when his social studies teacher assigns an ancestry essay. Joseph knows very little about his Korean background (and his parents are not being very helpful).
Naked Mole Rat LettersBy: Mary Amato
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Naked Mole Rat Letters
Naked Mole Rat Letters
When 12 year old Frankie’s father begins a long-distance romance with a zookeeper from Washington, D.C., Frankie attempts to sabotage the relationship.
Read excerpt!
Shark GirlBy: Kelly L. Bingham
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Free Verse Poetry
Shark Girl
Shark Girl
* Pronunciation: \ˌik-thē-ˈä-lə-jē\ * Function: noun * Date: 1646 * Branch of zoology that deals with fishes (from Meriam Webster dictionary)
Shark Girl
* Pronunciation: \präs-ˈthē-səs, ˈpräs-thə-\ Function: noun
(from Meriam Webster dictionary)
Shooting the MoonBy: Frances O'Roark Dowell
Genre: Historical Fiction
Setting: Vietnam War era
Shooting the Moon
Shooting the Moon
Shooting the Moon
Shooting the Moon
Someone Named EvaBy: Joan M. Wolf
Genre: Historical Fiction
Setting: World War II
Lidice, Czech Republic 1942
Someone Named Eva
Someone Named Eva
The “Lebensborn”Program
Creating the “Master Race”
*Two story lines intertwined in book.
Story Line 1
Someone Named Eva
The Liquidation of Lidice
Story Line 2
Lidice 1942
Someone Named Eva
"Lidice Memorial Park - Crest Hill, IL"
Lidice Memorial -- Czech Republic
The Mozart QuestionBy: Michael Morpurgo
Genre: Historical Fiction
Setting: WWII concentration camp (flashback)
The Mozart Question
Paolo is obsessed with something he can’t have. Have you ever been obsessed with something? Hidden away in his
parents’ room is a … violin! Paolo steals it and the events that follow lead Paolo to a family secret, a story of World War II that changed his parents’ lives forever.
The Mozart Question
Insert Mozart Audio clip
The Thing About GeorgieBy: Lisa Graff
Genre: Realistic Fiction
The Thing About Georgie
The thing about poodles is that Georgie Bishop hates to walk them.
The thing about Jeanie the Meanie is that she would rather write on her shoe than help Georgie with their Abraham Lincoln project.
The thing about Georgie's mom is that she's having a baby—a baby who will probably be taller than Georgie very, very soon.
The thing about Georgie . . . well, what is the thing about Georgie?
The Thing About Georgie
Dwarfism
A dwarf is a person of short stature - under 4’ 10” as an adult
The Thing About Georgie
The Wednesday WarsBy: Gary D. Schmidt
Genre: Historical Fiction
Setting: Cold War, 1960’s, Vietnam War, Hippies, Flower Children
The Wednesday Wars
Funny, funny, funny … filled with middle school pranks and relationships.
Holling Hoodhood is the only Presbyterian in Mrs. Baker’s 7th grade class. On Wednesday afternoon’s, his Catholic and the Jewish classmates leave for religious study. Holling must spend the afternoon with Mrs. Baker. And Holling is convinced that Mrs. Baker hates his guts!
The Wednesday Wars
The sixties era
The Wednesday Wars
Nuclear air raid drills were part of everyday life for schoolchildren in the late 1940s and early '50s. Children were taught to "duck and cover" under their desks and were herded into school basements for periodic air raid drills.
The Wednesday Wars
The White GiraffeBy: Lauren St. John
Genre: Mystical Fantasy
The White Giraffe
The White Giraffe
Author:
Lauren St. John’s Web site
The White Giraffe
Photo in the News: Rare White Giraffe Spotted in Africa
Links to Book Trailers
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Elephant Run