2019 Rebecca Caudill Nominees (20 books)

Illinois Young Readers Book Award for grades 4-8.

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1	Ghost (Track, #1) by Jason Reynolds 4.18 avg rating — 51,417 ratings score: 866, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King 3.88 avg rating — 2,309 ratings score: 670, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 9,016 ratings score: 579, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Moo by Sharon Creech 3.86 avg rating — 10,522 ratings score: 578, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas 4.24 avg rating — 4,519 ratings score: 572, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Booked (The Crossover, #2) by Kwame Alexander 4.17 avg rating — 19,717 ratings score: 566, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 3,698 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Iron Trial (Magisterium, #1) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 81,373 ratings score: 470, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 4,502 ratings score: 467, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Goldfish Boy (Goldfish Boy, #1) by Lisa Thompson 4.07 avg rating — 9,735 ratings score: 466, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick 3.92 avg rating — 6,558 ratings score: 462, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever, #1) by Tim Federle (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 8,046 ratings score: 387, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 13,020 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 8,368 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana 4.22 avg rating — 4,696 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,728 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman 4.26 avg rating — 1,963 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin 4.18 avg rating — 3,227 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	March: Book One (March, #1) by John Lewis 4.35 avg rating — 57,064 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 2,496 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars