2012 Rebecca Caudill Winning Books

The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools. The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years, Depke said.

In Grayslake, here are the top selections voted on by Frederick School students:

1. Knucklehead
2. Every Soul A Star
3. Tie: Powerless / One-Handed Catch
4. Leviathan
5. Peak
6. Tie: Woods Runner / Greetings From Nowhere
7. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
8. All the Broken Pieces
9. Tie: Extra Credit / The Rock and the River / Masterpiece
10. The Magic Thief
11. Tie: When the Mountain Meets the Moon / Wild Things
12. Flygirl
13. Tie: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate / The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
14. Heart of a Shepherd

In Illinois, here is the ranking of the top selections:

1. Powerless
2. Knucklehead
3. Every Soul a Star
4. Peak
5. One-Handed Catch
6. The Magic Thief
7. Leviathan
8. Extra Credit
9. When the Mountain Meets the Moon
10. Woods Runner
11. Masterpiece
12. All the Broken Pieces
13. Flygirl
14. Greetings From Nowhere
15. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
16. Wild Things
17. The Rock and the River
18. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
19. Heart of a Shepherd
20. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

See photos from the Frederick School head shaving celebration when the Caudill winners were announced.