Truman Readers Award

Given by Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL)

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About the Truman Readers Award

Age Level
The winner of the annual Truman Readers Award is selected by students in grades six through eight.

Vision
The Truman Readers Award show more encourages students in the early teen years to express their unique voice through exploring new literary genres, communicating with their peers about young adult literature, and honoring authors writing for young teens.

Guidelines for Choosing Books

Books should interest early teens in grades six through eight.
Books should be written by an author living in the United States.
Books should be of literary value which may enrich early teens' personal lives.
Books should be published two years prior to nomination on a Master List of 12 nominees. (Currently 2015)
Some consideration should be given to genre diversity, gender representation, range of reading level, racial diversity, and diversity of social, political, economic, and religious viewpoints. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (29), Nominee (120)
Categories:
All, 1st Prize (7), 2nd Prize (7), 3rd Prize (7), No Category (115)
Years:
All, 2024 (12), 2023 (12), 2022 (12), 2021 (12), 2020 (1), 2019 (12), 2018 (12), 2017 (12), 2016 (12), 2015 (12), 2014 (12), 2013 (3), 2012 (3), 2011 (3), 2010 (3), 2009 (3)

Winner 29

WorkCategoryYear
96 Miles by J. L. Esplin2023
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman2022
Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter2021
To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough2020
Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz2019
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard2018
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender2017
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz2016
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen1st Prize2015
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles2nd Prize2015
Cinder by Marissa Meyer3rd Prize2015
Legend by Marie Lu1st Prize2014
The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans2nd Prize2014
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen3rd Prize2014
Girl, Stolen by April Henry1st Prize2013
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan2nd Prize2013
Virals by Kathy Reichs3rd Prize2013
The Maze Runner by James Dashner1st Prize2012
The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan2nd Prize2012
Jane In Bloom by Deborah Lytton3rd Prize2012
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1st Prize2011
Gone by Michael Grant2nd Prize2011
Jump the Cracks by Stacy DeKeyser3rd Prize2011
Eighth Grade Bites by Z. Brewer1st Prize2010
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata2nd Prize2010
Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell3rd Prize2010
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer1st Prize2009
Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen2nd Prize2009
Rash by Pete Hautman3rd Prize2009

Nominee 120

WorkCategoryYear
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston2024
Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling2024
The Shadow Prince by David Anthony Durham2024
Starfish by Lisa Fipps2024
Carry Me Home by Janet Fox2024
Alone by Megan E. Freeman2024
Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez2024
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz2024
Eyes of the Forest by April Henry2024
AfterMath by Emily Barth Isler2024
Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen2024
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt2024
96 Miles by J. L. Esplin2023
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling2023
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley2023
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron2023
The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne2023
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins2023
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly2023
The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae2023
Glitch by Laura Martin2023
Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy2023
Tornado Brain by Cat Patrick2023
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson2023
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman2022
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander2022
The Line Tender by Kate Allen2022
Verify by Joelle Charbonneau2022
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart2022
It's the End of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis2022
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones2022
Free Lunch by Rex Ogle2022
Right as Rain by Lindsey Stoddard2022
Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan2022
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga2022
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams2022
Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter2021
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden2021
Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst2021
Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood2021
Mascot by Antony John2021
Deep Water by Watt Key2021
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty2021
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes2021
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson2021
City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab2021
Impostors by Scott Westerfeld2021
Nightbooks by J. A. White2021
To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough2020
Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne2019
Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt2019
Refugee by Alan Gratz2019
The Trail by Meika Hashimoto2019
Hideout by Watt Key2019
Renegades by Marissa Meyer2019
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds2019
Lost Boys by Darcey Rosenblatt2019
Click'd (Click'd, Book 1) by Tamara Ireland Stone2019
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry2019
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson2019
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard2018
The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes2018
All Fall Down by Ally Carter2018
Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn2018
The Leveller by Julia Durango2018
The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart2018
Code of Honor by Alan Gratz2018
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen2018
I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest2018
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt2018
What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott2018
Rebel Mechanics: All Is Fair in Love and Revolution by Shanna Swendson2018
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender2017
Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne2017
Just a Drop of Water by Kerry O'Malley Cerra2017
Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey2017
Falls the Shadow by Stefanie Gaither2017
The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery by April Henry2017
Pieces of Me by Amber Kizer2017
Grandmaster by David Klass2017
The Blood Guard by Carter Roy2017
Codename Zero by Chris Rylander2017
I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand2017
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen2017
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz2016
Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender2016
Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy C Bennett2016
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau2016
MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza2016
Inhuman by Kat Falls2016
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry2016
Tandem by Anna Jarzab2016
A Matter of Days by Amber Kizer2016
SYLO (The SYLO Chronicles) by D. J. MacHale2016
Rogue by Lyn Miller-Lachmann2016
Pivot Point by Kasie West2016
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen1st Prize2015
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles2nd Prize2015
Cinder by Marissa Meyer3rd Prize2015
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo2015
Unstoppable by Tim Green2015
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt2015
Elemental by Antony John2015
Insignia by S. J. Kincaid2015
Ungifted by Gordon Korman2015
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen2015
Dead City by James Ponti2015
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick2015
Legend by Marie Lu1st Prize2014
The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans2nd Prize2014
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen3rd Prize2014
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson2014
Cloaked by Alex Flinn2014
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch2014
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson2014
Silhouetted by the Blue by Traci L. Jones2014
The Death Catchers by Jennifer Anne Kogler2014
Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby2014
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens2014
Variant by Robison Wells2014

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