From Mrs. Hamra The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades 4 through 8 in participating Illinois schools.  The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill, who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years.  Next year, Washington Intermediate School will be a voting site.  Students interested in getting a head start on reading the nominated books can check out the following titles from the Pekin Public Library this summer.

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