Each year Mrs. Cooper and the SPES Library holds a SC Children's Book Award Reading Challenge -- Each SPES student who reads all 20 books from the Children's Book Nominee List for that year, and fills out a Rave Review book report for each book, is entered into a drawing for an Apple iPad or iPad Mini.
Every year South Carolina Librarian Committees choose 20 nominees in 4 categories as the best books in their categories. Students read from this list each year and vote on their favorites. The Favorites for last year are: