Abraham Lincoln Award
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AWARD
Who? Students, teachers, librarians, and students in the state of Illinois nominate adult and young-adult titles to be a part of that year's Abraham Lincoln Award nominated list.
Who? Students, teachers, librarians, and students in the state of Illinois nominate adult and young-adult titles to be a part of that year's Abraham Lincoln Award nominated list.
What? When students read 4 or more titles on that year's list, they are eligible to participate in statewide voting for their favorite!
When? Now until February!
Where? Stop in the LRC to check out the Abe Lincoln nominated titles for 2025!
Previous Winners
Previous Winners
- 2024-You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
- 2023-The Loop by Ben Oliver
- 2022-The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- 2021-Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- 2020-They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- 2019-The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- 2018-Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- 2017-Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
- 2016-We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- 2015-Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- 2014-Fault in our Stars by John Green
- 2013-Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- 2012-The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- 2011-Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- 2010-City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- 2009-Crank by Ellen Hopkins
- 2008-Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- 2007-Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
- 2006-My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult
- 2005-A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer