Literature Awards
Award Name | Award Type | Nominees/Winners |
| Illinois Grades K - 3 Readers' Choice | |
| Book for Beginning Readers | |
| Picture Book | |
| Illinois Grades 3 - 5 Readers' Choice | |
| Illinois Grades 4 - 8 Readers' Choice | |
| Juvenile Fiction | |
| Latino/a Literature | |
| African American Authors & Illustrators | |
| Audio Book for Children & YA | |
| Children's Informational Book | |
Lines students in grades K-3 will be listening to and/or reading many of the books on the annual Monarch nominee list.
Lines 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are encouraged to read the books on the annual Bluestem and/or Caudill nominee lists. Those who read three or more of the books will be eligible to vote for Caudill and four or more books to read Bluestem.
Eligible students will have an opportunity during late February for their favorite Monarch, Bluestem or Caudill book. Lines School votes will be tallied and combined with others across the state. The book with the highest number of student votes will be declared the winner.
