Rebecca Caudill Book Discussion Group

Students in the 4th through 8th grade -- Register now for the Rebecca Caudill Book Discussion Groups beginning in September! Kids will read one title per month (except December), and meet via Zoom to discuss that month's book. Meetings will be facilitated by Children's Library Assistant Ms. Susan, and take place normally on the last Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. Registered participants will receive the Zoom meeting link via email.

The Rebecca Caudill award is voted on by students across Illinois each year, and our group will vote in February. Students can vote who meet these qualifications:

1. Have read at least 3 titles from the 20 on the Caudill nominee list.
2. Are in the 4th through 8th grade.
3. Are NOT voting for the Caudill award at any other school.

Please register even if you will not be able to attend every meeting. (You only need to register once for the group, not for each individual session.)

The schedule of groups and books to be discussed:

• Wednesday, September 29 -- Clean Getaway, by Nic Stone
  (also available on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook version and a digital audiobook version)
  
• Wednesday, October 27 -- Orange for the Sunsets, by Tina Athaide
  (also available on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook version, and on Hoopla as an ebook version)
  
• Wednesday, November 17 -- Inkling, by Kenneth Oppel
  (also available on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook version and a digital audiobook version)
  
• Wednesday January 26 -- Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship", by Deborah Heiligman
  (also available on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook version and a digital audiobook version)
• Wednesday, February 23 -- I Can Make This Promise, by Christine Day
  (also available on Hoopla as an ebook version and a digital audiobook version)
• Wednesday, March 30 -- The Line Tender, by Kate Allen
  also available on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook version and a digital audiobook version)
• Wednesday, April 27 -- Other Words for Home, by Jasmine Warga

Click book links to find and request books and (where available) audiobook versions in the library catalog.

Request Books

You can see all the 2022 Caudill nominee books and request any title here in our online catalog.

About the Caudill Award

For more information about the award and previous winners, check the Rebecca Caudill award website.