2010 Caudill Nominees

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

2000

2006 2008

2002

Movie -- 2003 New Book -- 2008

2003

20081999

8th Novel --Alex Rider Series

Scheduled to be published in 2010

2005

2005

2009

movie

2006

20082005

2007

2006 2008

2008

2006 2007

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

http://www.champaign.org/justkids/good_books/rebecca_caudill_award/meet_rebecca_caudill.html

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

http://www.lindaurbanbooks.com/index.html

“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


Perfectone D60“Forever in Blue Jeans” by Neil Diamond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU9lnmUHSUE

A Small White ScarBy: K.A. Nuzum

Genre: Historical Fiction/ Boyhood Adventure

Setting: Colorado ranch in the 1940’s

http://www.kanuzum.com/other_books.html

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


Poor Houses in the 1800’s -- Cook County


Poor Houses in the 1800’s -- Dupage County

Link to Pix of Poor House Cemeteries

http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/cemeteries/york/poorfarm/poorfarm.htm




http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_illinois.htm

Crossing the WireBy: Will Hobbs


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

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/video.jsp?pID=1640149541&bcpid=1640149541&bclid=1557820329&bctid=1732351489

Elephant Run

Elephant Run

A mahout caring for his elephants.

Elephant Run

Elephant Run

Japanese invasion of Burma

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree

By: Lauren Tarshis


Sequel -- 2009

Three words to describe this book:

Humor, Friendship, Girls

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree

First LightBy: Rebecca Stead

Genre: Fantasy

http://www.firstlightbook.com/

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


Photos taken from pbs.org and about.com


Photos taken from pbs.org and about.com African/American history


They changed the world!

http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/frontpage.htm





Home of the BraveBy: Katherine

Applegate


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

http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,,1275176,00.html

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

By: Wendy Mass



http://content.scholastic.com/browse/media.jsp?id=344


By: Wendy Mass


Kimchi and Calamari

By: Rose Kent


Rocky Road due out in 2010

http://www.rosekent.com/

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

http://homecooking.about.com/od/cookingfaqs/f/faqcalamari.htm

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


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


Setting: Vietnam War era

Shooting the Moon

Someone Named EvaBy: Joan M. Wolf


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


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


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?


Dwarfism

A dwarf is a person of short stature - under 4’ 10” as an adult

The Wednesday WarsBy: Gary D. Schmidt


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


Elephant Run

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