The Truman Award is chosen by Missouri junior high school students in grades 6-8. To vote in March 2010, students must read a minimum of four of the fifteen nominees which have been chosen for their high quality and appeal. Students vote at their school library. The winner is announced in the Spring. Additional information and past winners can be found at the Truman Award Website.





2008-2009 Winner:
Life as We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer

 



2009-2010 Truman Award Nominees:

Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham

Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer

Atherton: The House of Power by Patrick Carman

Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline Cooney

Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell

Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst

Games: A Tale of Two Bullies by Carol Gorman

The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey

Cracker by Cynthia Kadohata

Tapestry: Hound of Rowan by Henry Neff

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonneblick

First Light by Rebecca Stead

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