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Picture Books
Fiction
Nonfiction

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All Reading Lists are PDF files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these PDF files. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, visit Adobe's website where you can download and install the Reader for free.

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Fall 2010 The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn Far North by Will Hobbs Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret Schooled by Gordon Korman The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede		Spring 2011 Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood Hamlet for Kids by Lois Burdett The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Letters From Rifka by Karen Hesse How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor

Reading Olympics brochure (PDF file)

Reading Olympics is a literature enrichment program sponsored by School Districts 90 and 97, Oak Park Public Library, and River Forest Public Library, as well as several private schools.

At the beginning of the school year all 5th grade students are invited to participate in the Reading Olympics program. Students read the books on a list and compete with each other answering questions about the books. The students answer with the name of the book and the name of its author.

School teams are formed (three students each) and the schools meet three times a year for competition. The first two competitions cover nine books apiece. The last competition, held in April, covers the previous 18 books.

The team with the best score at this meet has the name of the school and their names engraved on a plaque that can be found at both public libraries.

For more information about Reading Olympics and how your child or school can participate call the Oak Park Public Library at 708.452.3420.

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Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
Illinois' Children's Choice Award (4-8th grade)

The Monarch Award
Illinois' Children's Choice Award (K-3rd grade)

Bluestem Award
Illinois' Children's Choice Award (3-5th grade)

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
An annual list of "Notable Books for Children"

The Caldecott Medal
Given annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children

The Newbery Medal
Given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

Other National Children's Books Awards

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