Reading Awards
by Rebecca Johnson
Missouri Reading Awards - Current Nominees (Voting takes place in March!)
Our school participates in all awards and student may vote for any award and all awards as long as they read the required number to be eligible.
- Show-ME books are read to all 1-3 graders during their library time.
- Mark Twain books are available in the Elementary and M.S. libraries. A student must read 4 of the 12 nominees to vote for their favorite in March.
- Truman Readers Award nominees are located in the M.S. library. A student must read 4 of the 12 nominees to vote for their favorite in March
- Gateway books are available in the H.S. Library. A student must read 3 of the 15 nominees to vote for their favorite in March.
Current Nominees
| Show-ME (Grades 1-3) |
| Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle |
| Desert Rose and Her Highfalutin Hog. |
| Finding Lincoln |
| Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library! |
| Stars Above Us |
| Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson |
| Peace Week in Mrs. Fox's Class |
| Twist of Fate |
| Itsy Bitsy & Teeny Weeny |
| Minnow and Rose: an Oregon Trail Story |
| Mark Twain (Suggested for Grades 3-6) |
| The Potato Chip Puzzles - Berlin |
| Secret of Zoom - Jonell |
| Runaway Twin - Kehret |
| Love, Aubrey - LaFleur |
| Million-Dollar Throw - Lupica |
| 11 Birthdays - Mass |
| Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z - Messner |
| Faith, Hope and Ivy June - Naylor |
| Heart of a Shepherd - Parry |
| Captain Nobody - Pitchford |
| Storm Chaser - Platt |
| Mudville - Scaletta |
| Truman (Suggested for Grades 6-8) |
| Invisible Lines - Amato |
| Double Eagle - Collard |
| If the Witness Lied - Cooney |
| The Maze Runner - Dashner |
| Adventurer's Wanted: Slathbog's Gold - Forman |
| The Shifter - Hardy |
| The Cupcake Queen - Hepler |
| The Last Thing I Remember - Klavan |
| Pop - Korman |
| Jane in Bloom - Lytton |
| The Farwalker's Quest - Sensel |
| Bull Rider - Williams |
Gateway (Suggested for Grades 9-12)
| Fat Cat - Brande |
| Hate List - Brown |
| After - Efaw |
| The Morgue and Me - Ford |
| If I Stay - Forman |
| King of the Screwups - Going |
| Muchacho - Johnson |
| Hold Still - LaCour |
| Flash Burnout - Madigan |
| Purple Heart - McCormick |
| We Were Here - de la Pena |
| Shiver - Stiefvater |
| If I Grow Up - Strasser |
| The Chosen One - Williams |
| Food, Girls and Other Things I Can't Have - Zadoff |
