Each year, Librarians from across the state of Missouri nominate authors and their books for awards. Show-Me Award Books are for grades 1-3. Mark Twain Award Books are for grades 4-6. Truman Award Books are for grades 6-9. Gateway Award Books are for grades 9-12.
Nominees for the 2014-15 school year can be found at the following link:
http://www.maslonline.org/?1415FinalNoms