Mark Twain Awards

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The Mark Twain Awards is a Missouri award. Each year, students from Missouri pick books to get a Mark Twain Award. Students around Missouri will read at least 4 out of 20 books that are on the list and vote for them. The winner will get a gold medal on the cover.

[edit] Past winners

[edit] This Year's Nominations

To see the other nominations see Mark Twain Awards Nominations List.

2005-2006
Title Author Grades Summary
Cold In Summer Tracy Barrett 4-7 Recently moved to Tennessee, 7th grader Ariadne doesn't know what to think when she is contacted by the ghost of a young girl.
For Freedom: The Story Of A French Spy Kimberly Bradley 5-8 Using her singing lessons as a cover, teenager Suzanne carries messages around occupied Cherbourg for the French Resistance.
Sliding Into Home Don Butler 6-8 New girl and first-base player Joelle is aghast when her new high school doesn't offer baseball to girls and when her efforts to establish a school team fail, decides to set up an all-girl baseball league.
Saving Grace Priscilla Cummings 5-7 Grace, sent to an orphanage because her depression-stressed family is evicted, faces a big decision when the family she is fostered to wants to adopt her.
Under The Same Sky Cynthia DeFelice 5-7 Added to a farm work crew to earn money for the motorbike he wants, 14-year-old Joe learns more about life than he ever imagined.
City Of Ember Jeanne DuPrau 5-8 Systems are failing in the subterranean city of Ember and the children are worried. What will happen if the lights fail?
Last Dog On Earth Daniel Ehrenhaft 5-6 Logan's only friend is a mean-tempered dog named Jack so when Jack is threatened they run, only to discover they are caught up in something really big.
Maggie's Door Patricia Reilly Giff 5-7 Nory and neighbor Sean make their perilous way across Ireland and the ocean to be reunited with their families on America's shore.
Gorillas Of Gill Park Amy Gordon 4-6 A mysterious musician, a private/public park, a visiting nephew and thirty gorilla suits combine for a very interesting summer.
Jackie's Wild Seattle Will Hobbs 5-8 Helping injured animals in Seattle helps Shannon and little brother Cody deal with 9/11 trauma.
Mountain Solo Jeanette Ingold 6-8 Violin prodigy Tess flies to Montana and her father after she freezes on the concert stage and doubts her music career.
Simple Gift Nancy Patterson 4-5 Budding actress Carrie is excited about her summer theater gig but nearly ruins her chances.
How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports Gary Paulsen 5-8 Makes you wonder how he managed to grow into adulthood.
Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story Delia Ray 4-6 Pale haired April's grandmother insists that she be given the opportunity to attend the new school being built in the mountains by President Hoover's wife.
Boy Who Saved Baseball John Ritter 4-7 A small California town will be lost to developers unless its kids' baseball team can win the big game.
Impossible Journey Gloria Whelan 5-7 Maya and Gregor undertake the long journey across Russia to be reunited with their parents sent to Siberia by the Stalinists.
Haunting Of Swain's Fancy Brenda Seabrooke 4-6 Odd girl in, in a blended family, Taylor joins her step-siblings in investigating who is haunting their antebellum house and why.
Tadpole Ruth White 5-7 A fatherless Kentucky family takes an abused cousin over the objections of their extended family.
Ravenmaster's Secret Elvira Woodruff 4-6 "If they catch me, don't let them hang me in a dress" whispers chimneysweeper/ratcatcher Ned as he and Forrest conspire to free a young Jacobite from the Tower of London.
Crandall's Castle Betty Wright 4-7 Pre-cognitive orphan Sophia comes to stay with distant cousins and finds ghosts as well as a home.

[edit] Rules

The rules to nominate a book for the award are:

  • Book must be 2 years old or younger.
  • Book must be for grades 4-8.
  • The picker must have read it before nominating.
  • You must read 4 books to vote.
  • Must be in grades 4-8 to vote. (other grades have different book lists)
  • Can only vote 1 time.
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