2017 Monarch Award Master List (20 books)

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Twenty books nominated for the Illinois Monarch Award for the school year 2016-17

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1	Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret (Ballet Cat, #1) by Bob Shea 4.12 avg rating — 1,792 ratings score: 394, 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
2	Waiting Is Not Easy! (Elephant & Piggie, #22) by Mo Willems 4.45 avg rating — 6,805 ratings score: 374, 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
3	Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox 4.15 avg rating — 1,500 ratings score: 295, 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
4	Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio 4.26 avg rating — 6,043 ratings score: 294, 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
5	Going Places by Peter H. Reynolds 4.20 avg rating — 1,718 ratings score: 291, 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
6	Mr. Ferris and His Wheel: An Illustrated Biography about the Engineer Who Invented the Ferris Wheel for Kids (Ages 4-7) by Kathryn Gibbs Davis 4.26 avg rating — 2,150 ratings score: 289, 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
7	The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7,787 ratings score: 285, 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
8	Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 4,802 ratings score: 277, 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
9	The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 15,435 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
10	Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang 4.23 avg rating — 1,349 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
11	One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (Millbrook Picture Books) by Miranda Paul (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 2,099 ratings score: 187, 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
12	Rosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers (Picture Books) #2) by Andrea Beaty (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 13,123 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
12	This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne 4.19 avg rating — 4,157 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
14	Trapped!: A Whale's Rescue by Robert Burleigh 4.10 avg rating — 415 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
14	Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker 4.31 avg rating — 2,615 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
16	Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 1,097 ratings score: 94, 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	How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food by Chris Butterworth 3.90 avg rating — 498 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
18	Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 3,019 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
19	New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer 4.40 avg rating — 1,263 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
20	The Princess in Black (The Princess in Black, #1) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 12,182 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