Congratulations to Jennifer Lynn Barnes... THE INHERITANCE GAMES is the winner of the 2025 #CaudillAward!!

Announcing the winner of the 2025 #CaudillAward!!

Congratulations to all of the nominated authors, and thank you to the teachers & librarians on the #CaudillAward selection committee!! www.rebeccacaudill.org/2026-list

Congratulations to Sally J. Pla… THE FIRE, THE WATER, AND MAUDIE MCGINN is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @sallyjplabooks.bsky.social

Congratulations to Erin Bow… SIMON SORT OF SAYS is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @erinbowbooks.bsky.social

Congratulations to Carmen Tafolla… WARRIOR GIRL is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Molly Knox Ostertag & Xanthe Bouma… DUNGEON CLUB: ROLL CALL is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @mollyostertag.bsky.social

Congratulations to Ami Polonsky… WORLD MADE OF GLASS is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @amipolonskyauthor.bsky.social

Congratulations to Betty C. Tang… PARACHUTE KIDS is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Steve Sheinkin… IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Celia Krampien… THE BELLWOODS GAME is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @celiakrampien.bsky.social

Congratulations to Pari Thomson… GREENWILD is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Lisa Yee & Dan Santat… THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @lisayee.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social

Congratulations to Deke Moulton… DON’T WANT TO BE YOUR MONSTER is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @dekemoulton.bsky.social

Congratulations to Torrey Maldonado… HANDS is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @TorreyMaldonado.bsky.social

Congratulations to Remy Lai… GHOST BOOK is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @rrremylai.bsky.social

Congratulations to Beth Lincoln… THE SWIFTS: A DICTIONARY OF SCOUNDRELS is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @bethatintervals.bsky.social

Congratulations to Claire Swinarski… WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL RILEY? is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Pedro Martín… MEXIKID is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Tim Green… FINAL SEASON is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

Congratulations to Jarrett Lerner… A WORK IN PROGRESS is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!! @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social

Congratulations to Katherine Marsh… MEDUSA: THE MYTH OF MONSTERS is a 2026 #caudillaward nominee!! @katherinemarsh.bsky.social

Congratulations to Kelly J. Baptist… EB & FLOW is a 2026 #CaudillAward nominee!!

It's an exciting day for the #CaudillAward... voting beings for the 2025 Award, and the evaluation committee is meeting today to decide on the 2026 list!!

This week's #CaudillSpotlight is on HUMMINGBIRD by Natalie Lloyd!

Back to school means it's time to start our weekly #CaudillSpotlight posts for the 2025 nominees... our first spotlight is featuring FALLING SHORT by Ernesto Cisneros!!

Thank you to all the Illinois readers who voted!! And congratulations to Megan E. Freeman!

The #CaudillAward is now on #BlueSky! Here is our awesome new list of 2025 nominated book titles for middle grade readers in Illinois. @dansantat.bsky.social @nikismithcomics.bsky.social @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social @claribelortega.bsky.social