Geneseo Middle School Library

The 2011 Rebecca Caudill books are ready and waiting for you in our GMS Library! Many of you probably remember, from past years, that Rebecca Caudill did not write the books on the list. Instead, each year Illinois students across the state vote to honor an outstanding author with the award, which was named after Rebecca Caudill (an Illinois author) because of her contributions to literature for young people.

I hope you are looking forward to:

oQuick Talks Your English teachers will “lend me your ears” for one class period, giving me an opportunity to share what I like about each of the twenty books on this year's list. I will, as I do every year, go out on a limb to predict the winner and, yes, I will also honestly tell you if, and why, a book is not my favorite.

oResponse Forms Again this year, you will be able to use the GMS Library Blog (http://www.gcsdblogs.org/MS_Library/) to log in all of your reading responses.  The link for the blog is up and running already for 2011 so you don't have to wait to get started.

oThe Voting Party Who doesn't like doughnuts, prizes (books and other goodies), and time with other classmates who love to read? Read and respond to just six books on the RC list to qualify for the February 2011 voting party. Right now, that means reading less than one book each month!

oMore Information Web sites and special features can be found at http://www.rcyrba.org/.