Caudill Awards (Grades 4-8)
Welcome to the 2023-2024 Caudill Award page! This year's award nominees are listed below. Search the SOAR catalog to see if a title is available in the Clinton library or as an eBook from the virtual library (these titles can be read on any device and are marked as eResource in the SOAR results).
Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year by Hamza, Nina
Alone by Freeman, Megan E.
Awakening Storm, The by Yogis, Jaimal
Barakah Beats by Siddiqui, Maleeha
City Spies by Ponti, James
Daughter of the Deep by Riordan, Rick
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Sheinkin, Steve
Frankie & Bug by Forman, Gayle
Game of Fox & Squirrels, A by Reese, Jenn
I Must Betray You by Sepetys, Ruta
Last Cuentista, The by Higuera, Donna Barba
Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Yee, Lisa
My Life in the Fish Tank by Dee, Barbara
Ophie's Ghosts by Ireland, Justina
Red, White, and Whole by LaRocca, Rajani
Shape of Thunder, The by Warga, Jasmine
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Reynolds, Jason
Turtle Boy by Wolkenstein, M. Evan
Unforgettable Logan Foster, The by Peters, Shawn
Wish in the Dark, A by Soontornvat, Christina
Don't forget to fill out the I Read a Caudill! form or a book report bookmark (in the library) to report each book you read. Anyone in 4th-8th grade who has read or listened to three or more of these books by the end of February gets to vote! They also will be entered in a raffle to win prizes from our next book fair.
Alone by Freeman, Megan E.
Awakening Storm, The by Yogis, Jaimal
Barakah Beats by Siddiqui, Maleeha
City Spies by Ponti, James
Daughter of the Deep by Riordan, Rick
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Sheinkin, Steve
Frankie & Bug by Forman, Gayle
Game of Fox & Squirrels, A by Reese, Jenn
I Must Betray You by Sepetys, Ruta
Last Cuentista, The by Higuera, Donna Barba
Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Yee, Lisa
My Life in the Fish Tank by Dee, Barbara
Ophie's Ghosts by Ireland, Justina
Red, White, and Whole by LaRocca, Rajani
Shape of Thunder, The by Warga, Jasmine
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Reynolds, Jason
Turtle Boy by Wolkenstein, M. Evan
Unforgettable Logan Foster, The by Peters, Shawn
Wish in the Dark, A by Soontornvat, Christina
Don't forget to fill out the I Read a Caudill! form or a book report bookmark (in the library) to report each book you read. Anyone in 4th-8th grade who has read or listened to three or more of these books by the end of February gets to vote! They also will be entered in a raffle to win prizes from our next book fair.
Past Caudill Award Results (Grades 4-8)
2023 Illinois State Winner: When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
2022 Illinois State Winner: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
2021 Illinois State Winner: Front Desk by Kelly Yang
2020 Clinton School Winner: Refugee by Alan Gratz
2020 Illinois State Winner: Refugee by Alan Gratz
2019 Clinton School Winner: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
2019 Illinois State Winner: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
2018 Clinton School Winner: Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
2018 Illinois State Winner: Night Divided, A by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2017 Illinois state voting (see complete official results):
1. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
2. The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
3. Masterminds by Gordon Korman
2016 Clinton voting:
1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2. Hidden by Helen Frost (tie)
2. Rump: the True Story of Rumplestiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (tie)
2. See You at Harry’s by Johanna Knowles (tie)
2016 Illinois state voting (see complete official results):
1. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
2. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
3. Hidden by Helen Frost
2015 Clinton voting:
1. Ungifted by Gordon Korman
2. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (tie)
2. Legend by Marie Lu (tie)
2015 Illinois state voting (see complete official results):
1. Legend by Marie Lu
2. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
3. Unstoppable by Tim Green
2022 Illinois State Winner: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
2021 Illinois State Winner: Front Desk by Kelly Yang
2020 Clinton School Winner: Refugee by Alan Gratz
2020 Illinois State Winner: Refugee by Alan Gratz
2019 Clinton School Winner: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
2019 Illinois State Winner: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
2018 Clinton School Winner: Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
2018 Illinois State Winner: Night Divided, A by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2017 Illinois state voting (see complete official results):
1. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
2. The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
3. Masterminds by Gordon Korman
2016 Clinton voting:
1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2. Hidden by Helen Frost (tie)
2. Rump: the True Story of Rumplestiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (tie)
2. See You at Harry’s by Johanna Knowles (tie)
2016 Illinois state voting (see complete official results):
1. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
2. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
3. Hidden by Helen Frost
2015 Clinton voting:
1. Ungifted by Gordon Korman
2. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (tie)
2. Legend by Marie Lu (tie)
2015 Illinois state voting (see complete official results):
1. Legend by Marie Lu
2. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
3. Unstoppable by Tim Green