BPS101 Students Make Official Announcement of 2018 ISLMA Book Award Winners
This year, the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) selected Batavia High School as the official site for the live announcement of the ISLMA’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Monarch, Bluestem, and Lincoln Awards!
On Friday, March 16, 2018, at 10 a.m. CST, BATV broadcast students from Alice Gustafson Elementary School (Avery Kelly, Dyana Guerrero, Molly Kuhn, and Anna Grometer) and Batavia High School (Heather Howard, Amy Zabka, and Austen Grizzell) announcing the winning books voted on by thousands of students throughout Illinois.
Click here to view BATV’s broadcast.
The Illinois School Library Media Association has four annual book awards, including:
The Monarch Award: Readers’ Choice Award for Illinois students in grades K-3.
- List of 2018 nominees >
- 2018 Winner: “Sam and Dave Dig a Hole” by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Bluestem Award: Readers’ Choice Award for Illinois students in grades 3-5.
- List of 2018 nominees >
- 2018 Winner: “Roller Girl” by Victoria Jamieson
Rebecca Caudill Award: Readers’ Choice Award for Illinois students in grades 4-8.
- List of 2018 nominees >
- 2018 Winner: “A Night Divided” by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lincoln Award: Readers’ Choice Award for Illinois students in grades 9-12.
- List of 2018 nominees >
- 2018 Winner: “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo
