1	Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award - 2006 Illinois Fourth – Eighth Grade Students Nominate Outstanding Literature!
2	Al Capone Does My Shirts By Gennifer Choldenko A twelve year old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards’ families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
3	Any Small Goodness By Tony Johnston Arturo and his family and friends share all kinds of experiences living in the barrio of East Los Angeles – reclaiming their names, playing basketball, championing the school librarian, and even starting their own gang.
4	Boy Who Saved Baseball By John Ritter The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.
5	City Of Embers By Jeanne DuPrau In the year 241, twelve year old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
6	Conch Bearer By Chitra Divakaruni In India, a healer invites twelve year old Anand to join him on a quest to return a magical conch to its safe and rightful home, high in the Himalayan mountains.
7	Darby By Jonathon Fuqua In 1926, nine year old Darby Carmichael stirs up trouble in Marlboro County, South Carolina, when she writes a story for the local newspaper promoting racial equality.
8	Eragon By Christopher Paolini In Aagaesia, a fifteen year old boy of unknown lineage called Eargon, finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves and monsters.
9	Granny Torrelli Makes Soup By Sharon Creech With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve year old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.
10	Jackie’s Wild Seattle By Will Hobbs Fourteen year old Shannon and her little brother, Cody, spend the summer with their uncle, helping at a wildlife rescue center named Jackie’s Wild Seattle.
11	Journey to the River Sea By Eva Ibbotoson Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.
12	Last Treasure By Janet Anderson Thirteen year old Ellsworth leaves his father to visit the relatives he has never met and eventually joins forces with Jess, his distant cousin, to uncover family secrets and search for their ancestor’s hidden name.
13	Other Side of Tomorrow By Beverly Naidoo Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother’s murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport. They are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
14	Ravenmaster’s Secret By Elvira Woodruff The eleven year old son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London befriends a Jacobite rebel being held prisoner there.
15	River Between Us By Richard Peck During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois.
16	Sahara Special By Esme Codell Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
17	Single Shard By Linda Sue Park Tree-ear, a thirteen year old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters’ village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
18	Strong Right Arm By Michelle Green Mamie Johnson is fueled by her passion for the game and buoyed by inspiration from Jackie Robinson to become a professional baseball pitcher.
19	Tadpole By Ruth White In rural Kentucky in 1955, Serilda Collins, single mother of four lively girls, discovers that her orphaned nephew is being subjected to brutality.
20	Tale of Despereaux By Kate DiCamillo The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
21	Young Man and the Sea By Rodman Phibrick After his mother’s death, twelve year old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.
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