2016 Monarch Award Master List (20 books)

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Twenty books nominated for the Illinois Monarch Award for the school year 2015-16

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1	A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz 4.21 avg rating — 2,438 ratings score: 200, 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
2	Breaking News: Bear Alert by David Biedrzycki 3.88 avg rating — 573 ratings score: 195, 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
2	Building Our House by Jonathan Bean 4.22 avg rating — 2,339 ratings score: 195, 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
4	The Dark by Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 13,737 ratings score: 194, 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
5	Nelson Mandela: A Coretta Scott King Honor Picture Book Biography about Equality for Children (Ages 4-8) by Kadir Nelson 4.27 avg rating — 3,701 ratings score: 185, 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
6	The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli 4.09 avg rating — 5,459 ratings score: 180, 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
7	8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos (Twitch the Squirrel, #1) by Vivian Vande Velde 3.87 avg rating — 1,170 ratings score: 99, and 1 person 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	Bad Kitty School Daze by Nick Bruel 4.24 avg rating — 3,073 ratings score: 98, and 1 person 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	A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream by Kristy Dempsey (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 981 ratings score: 95, and 1 person 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	Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane 3.94 avg rating — 935 ratings score: 93, and 1 person 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	Lee & Low Books Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale 4.11 avg rating — 625 ratings score: 92, and 1 person 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	Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,185 ratings score: 91, and 1 person 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 Girl Who Heard Colors by Marie Harris 3.98 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 90, and 1 person 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	Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball by John Coy (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 919 ratings score: 89, and 1 person 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	If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems by Brian P. Cleary 3.80 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 88, and 1 person 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	Lost Cat by C. Roger Mader 4.05 avg rating — 582 ratings score: 87, and 1 person 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	Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual by Monica Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 266 ratings score: 86, and 1 person 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	The Scraps Book by Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 1,857 ratings score: 84, and 1 person 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	A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant 3.89 avg rating — 5,352 ratings score: 83, and 1 person 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	This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris 4.03 avg rating — 1,998 ratings score: 82, and 1 person 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