2009 Truman Readers Award Winner: Susan Pfeffer
Life As We Knew It
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Age Level
The winner of the annual Truman Readers Award is selected by students in grages six through eight.
Vision
The Truman Readers Award 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
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Books should interest early teens in grades six through eight.
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Books should be written by an author living in the United States.
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Books should be of literary value which may enrich early teens' personal lives.
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Books should be published two years prior to nomination on a Master List of 12 nominees.
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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.
Who May Recommend
Students, teachers, librarians and parents can recommend books for the Truman Readers Award.
For a complete listing of current Truman Committee members, click here.
Who May Vote
All Missouri students (regardless of age) are eligible to vote for their favorite book if they have read at least FOUR of the titles on the current Master List.
Voting
Schools will design their own ballots and each student will get one vote. Votes are tallied by each school and placed on a tally sheet which can be downloaded here (available during voting only.) The results from the tally sheet should be entered into the online voting system.
All votes must be submitted by midnight on March 10, 2010. Mailed or faxed entries will NOT be accepted.
Participation of Students with Disabilities
Many of the titles on the Truman Master List are available in audio or Braille format to eligible students. For information, contact Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri State Information Center, 600 West Main, PO Box 387, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0387. E-mail:wolfner@sos.mo.gov. Telephone (573) 751-8720 or toll-free (800) 392-2614.
Disclaimer
The Missouri Association of School Librarians neither endorses nor recommends blog discussions relating to books that are on the reading lists for the Gateway, Mark Twain, Show Me, or Truman Reading Incentive Programs.
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