Do you remember reading the Mark Twain Award nominees in elementary school? Those awards still exist along with several others to cover most grade levels. In April MASL (Missouri Association of School Librarians) announced the winners of the 2009-2010 readers awards for the state of Missouri. Here are the results for the Middle School Truman Award with the other awards included below. Many of these would make great summer reads. If you are interested in reading the 2010-2011 Truman list stop by the Carver Library to see a full list
Truman Readers Award for grades six through eight
1st Place Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
2nd Place Cracker by Cynthia Kadohata
3rd Place Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell
Show Me Readers Award for grades one through three
1st Place Some Dog by Mary Casanova
2nd Place Old House by Pamela Duncan Edwards
3rd Place Orange Shoes by Trinka Hakes Noble
Mark Twain Readers Award for grades four through six
1st Place Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
2nd Place The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
3rd Place Garden of Eve by K. L. Going
Gateway Readers Award for grades nine through twelve
1st Place Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
2nd Place Unwind by Neal Shusterman
3rd Place Beastly by Alex Flinn
