Books in Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (RCYRBA) 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 and libraries. It is named in honor of children's author Rebecca Caudill, who lived and worked in Urbana, Illinois, and has been presented annually since 1988.
2026
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Parachute Kids | Betty C. Tang | Winner | Log In To Like |
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Inheritance Games | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | Winner | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Lone | Megan E. Freeman | Winner | Log In To Like |
2023
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When Stars are Scattered | Victoria Jamieson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2022
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise | Dan Gemeinhart | Winner | Log In To Like |
2021
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Front Desk | Kelly Yang | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
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Refugee | Alan M. Gratz | Winner | Log In To Like |
2019
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Ghost | Jason Reynolds | Winner | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Night Divided | Jennifer A. Nielsen | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Crossover | Kwame Alexander | Winner | Log In To Like |
2016
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Michael Vey: the Prisoner of Cell 25 | Richard Paul Evans | Winner | Log In To Like |
2015
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Legend | Marie Lu | Winner | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wonder | R.J. Palacio | Winner | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Smile | Raina Telgemeier | Winner | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Powerless | Matthew Cody | Winner | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| All the Lovely Bad Ones | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
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Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie | Jordan Sonnenblick | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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So B. It | Sarah Weeks | Winner | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Eragon | Christopher Paolini | Winner | Log In To Like |
2005
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hoot | Carl Hiaasen | Winner | Log In To Like |
2004
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Stormbreaker | Anthony Horowitz | Winner | Log In To Like |
2003
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Fever, 1793 | Laurie Halse Anderson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2002
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Holes | Louis Sachar | Winner | Log In To Like |
2001
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | Winner | Log In To Like |
2000
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Levine | Winner | Log In To Like |
1999
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Frindle | Andrew Clements | Winner | Log In To Like |
1998
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mick Harte was Here | Barbara Park | Winner | Log In To Like |
1997
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Best School Year Ever | Barbara Robinson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1996
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Giver | Lois Lowry | Winner | Log In To Like |
1995
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Flight Number 116 is Down | Caroline Cooney | Winner | Log In To Like |
1994
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Shiloh | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Winner | Log In To Like |
1993
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Maniac Magee | Jerry Spinelli | Winner | Log In To Like |
1992
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | Winner | Log In To Like |
1991
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Matilda | Roald Dahl | Winner | Log In To Like |
1990
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
1989
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Dollhouse Murders | Betty Ren Wright | Winner | Log In To Like |
1988
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Indian in the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks | Winner | Log In To Like |