Reading Lists

For Kids

Readers' Choice Awards

These titles have been nominated for awards 
in 2026.

Monarch Award Nominees
Illinois Grades K-3 Readers' Choice Award
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Bluestem Award Nominees
Illinois Grades 3-5 Readers' Choice Award
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Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees
Illinois Grades 4-8 Readers' Choice Award
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Lincoln Award
Illinois students (Grades 9-12) Readers' Choice Award
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Banned and 
Challenged Books

• Children's Books
• Young Adult Books

Preschool Age

• Two year olds
• Three year olds
• Four year olds
• Five year olds
• TumbleBooks

School Age

• Starting Preschool
• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade
• Sixth Grade

Teens

Lincoln Award Nominees
Illinois Grades 9-12 Readers’ 
Choice Award
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in our catalog
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master list (PDF)

Recommended Reading
Junior High
High School