All you have to do to vote in the RICBA election in February is read three of the twenty books on the list. See below for plot summaries and links to book trailers. Then, after you finish a book, submit a form to Ms. Moore with a super short summary and your opinion about it. You can use the paper form at school or this online form from any computer.
2023: Allergic
2023 Nominees
2022: The Oldest Student
2021: Titan and the Wild Boars
2020: Inky's Amazing Escape
2019: Sergeant Reckless
2018: Wish
2017: Sisters
2016: El Deafo
2015: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Thanks to Carolyn Steward of Oak Lawn Elementary School for her help creating this page.
AASL: I.B.3 - Generate products that illustrate learning; V.A.1 - Read widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes.
Rhode Island Core: RI.3.2 - Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea; RI.4/5.2 - Summarize a text; SL.3.2 - Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud; SL.4/5.2 - Summarize a written text read aloud
Rhode Island Cross-Curricular Proficiencies: Communication - Identify relevant information, communicate understanding and interpretation of information, summarize information, present information and ideas coherently
Rhode Island School Library Curriculum Priority Skills: 1.1 - States the main idea with some supporting details; 2.1 - Discusses the main idea or theme of a story; 4.1 - Demonstrates motivation to read and learn on own