District 88 participates in Abraham Lincoln Readers' Choice Award program

District 88 students recently participated in the Abraham Lincoln Readers' Choice Award program, where students vote for their favorite book from a provided master list.

According to the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA), “This program is designed to encourage high school students to read for pleasure and to become lifelong readers. The award is named after former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (an avid reader and noted author), is sponsored by ISLMA and is administered by the ALHSBA steering committee.”

For a book to reach the master list, adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction titles must be nominated by teachers or librarians and vetted by the nominations committee. While the popularity of a particular title is important, the overall quality of the work is of primary importance. Each year, a panel of high school librarians, teachers, public librarians and students determines the final master list of 20 titles. Registered schools promote those books, and students who have read four or more titles are eligible to vote.

District 88 voted on Feb. 14. Addison Trail students voted for “Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard, and Willowbrook students voted for “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai. As a district, 57 students participated in the program – reading a total of 342 books. Students who read at least four titles from the list were able to enter a raffle to win prizes, and below are the raffle winners.

Addison Trail raffle winners:

  • Senior Sabrina Majeed: Kindle Fire tablet
  • Sophomore Yvette Beltran: Portillo’s gift card
  • Junior Jammie Jefferson: Culver’s gift card
  • Senior Carla Reyes: Jimmy John’s gift card

Willowbrook raffle winners:

  • Junior Samuel Pelsor: Kindle Fire tablet
  • Junior Diyahvion Skinner: Culver’s gift card
  • Junior Syed “Faizan” Ali: Sonic gift card
  • Freshman Jendi Quibal: Jersey Mike’s Subs gift card

For more information about the Abraham Lincoln Readers' Choice Award program, go to https://www.islma.org/lincoln.htm.