Reading Lists

The Monarch Award:
Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. The program was established by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) and is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois.

Click here for the 2009 Monarch Award Master Book list.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people and is sponsored by the Illinois Reading Council, the Illinois School Library Media Association, and the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. It is geared for children in grades 4-8.

Click here for the 2009 Rebecca Caudill Book List.

Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books is a list of books chosen by a team of district teachers and staff members. It is used as a reading list for the literature club and then for Battle of the Books contest. Most of the elementary schools in the district participate in this program.