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MARK TWAIN BOOKS?
When Marcie Neal was President of the Missouri Library Association
she planned and initiated the award for a book to be chosen by the
children of Missouri. It was named "THE MARK TWAIN AWARD" in honor of
the Missouri author who is our best known contributor to world
literature.
The purpose of the award is to stimulate reading and to encourage our
children to read some of the best new books for young people. Each year
the number of children voting has increased. In 1990, almost 90,000
children participated. The award has grown in stature and has become
recognized on the national level. Children from 4th through 8th grade
who read or had read to them at least 4 (four) of these books are
eligible to vote. Each student gets ONE vote.
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The Truman Readers Award
The Truman Readers Award is the name of the new award
established to primarily address those readers in the middle/junior high
ranges, a category for book titles a little “older” than those on the
Mark Twain list, and a little “younger” than those on the Gateway list.