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Monarch Award
Monarch Award
  The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award will be presented annually to the author and/or illustrator of the book voted as their favorite by students in Kindergarten through Grade Three in participating Illinois schools or public libraries. The Monarch is sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association.6
6Illinois School Library Media Association. Monarch Award. [Online] Available http://www.islma.org/grants_awards.htm#monarch, 2004.
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I Wanna New Room

Karen Kaufman Orloff (2010), 32 pages
Illustrated by David Catrow
Audience: Preschool - 3rd Grade
Category: Fiction, Humor, Picture Books, Realistic Fiction
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Alex, from 'I Wanna Iguana' is back. Younger brothers are a pain, and Alex begins another letter-writing campaign to get his own room back. As he gets more and more desperate, Dad decides that perhaps they can make a special place for him, together.
Similar books: Ain't Gonna Paint No More; I Wanna Iguana; Oh, Were They Ever Happy by Peter Spier
Awards nominated: Monarch Award
Awards nominated: Monarch Nominee 2014
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 6/4/2013
ISBN-10: 0399254056
ISBN-13: 9780399254055
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Trouble with Chickens: A J.J. Tully Mystery

Doreen Cronin (2011), 128 pages
Illustrated by Kevin Cornell
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Category: Animal, Fiction, Humor, Mystery
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Hard-bitten former Search-and-Rescue dog J.J. Tully narrates this mystery. Two chicks are missing, and their mother asks J.J. Tully to solve the case. Is Vince the Funnel behind their disappearance? And will J.J. Tully earn his reward of a cheeseburger?
Book Series: J. J. Tully Mysteries
Awards nominated: Monarch Award
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 9/16/2011
ISBN-10: 0061215333
ISBN-13: 9780061215339