Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award

Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award references 46 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools. The Mark Twain Readers Award is Missouri's statewide children's-choice book award, established in 1972 and administered by the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL). Named for Missouri's own Mark Twain, it is the grades-4-6 division of MASL's reader-award program: Missouri students read each cycle's fiction nominees and vote for their favorite. Its winner lists are read in Missouri classrooms and libraries statewide and include widely loved titles such as Sounder, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Maniac Magee, Shiloh, Holes, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Lightning Thief, Out of My Mind, Wonder and The War That Saved My Life.

Primary source: en.wikipedia.org

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Soup for President · Robert Newton Peck
Stolen Children · Peg Kehret
The Boy who Saw Bigfoot · Marian Templeton Place
The City of Ember · Jeanne DuPrau
The Doll in the Garden · Mary Downing Hahn
The Dollhouse Murders · Betty Ren Wright
The Ghost on Saturday Night · Sid Fleischman
The Girl in the Lake · India Hill Brown
The Girl with the Silver Eyes · Willo Davis Roberts
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Man Who Loved Clowns · June Rae Wood
The Sea of Monsters · Rick Riordan
The Unwanteds · Lisa McMann
The War That Saved My Life · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War with Grandpa · Robert Kimmel Smith
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom · Louis Sachar
Time for Andrew · Mary Downing Hahn
Titanic Crossing · Barbara Williams
Wenny Has Wings · Janet Lee Carey
White Bird: A Wonder Story (A Graphic Novel) · R. J. Palacio
Wonder · R.J. Palacio
Zach's Lie · Roland Smith

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About this curriculum framework

This curriculum is one of dozens of named English Language Arts frameworks tracked across US public-school districts. Frameworks differ in scope (district-level vs state-level vs national), in mandate (required vs recommended vs elective), and in how prescriptive their reading lists are (single fixed text list vs broad reading-pool selection).

The book list below represents titles cited as required, recommended, or commonly assigned within this framework, sourced from the framework's primary documentation (or, where the framework is administered at district level, from public district curriculum pages). Each book's detail page links the specific source document for that citation.

How to use this Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award— either through the framework’s own published documentation, through audited classroom syllabi citing the framework, or through US state and district curriculum guides that map their reading expectations to it. Each book’s detail page links the specific primary source so parents, teachers, and students can verify the citation and locate the official document.

Reading lists evolve. Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award citations on ReadingList are reviewed on a rolling basis as primary sources publish updates. If you teach or learn under this framework and a title on this page is no longer used (or you know of one that should appear), the ReadingList methodology page explains how to submit a correction with a citation.

Frequently asked questions

What books does Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award include?

46 books are referenced by Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award across applicable K-12 grade levels. Each book page cites the primary source assignment (the official curriculum standard, exemplar list, or syllabus where the title appears).

What grades does Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award cover?

Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award is a reading-program curriculum spanning applicable K-12 grade levels via the standards framework. Browse by grade using the grade-filter links on this page or visit /grade for the full grade index across all curricula.

Where does Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award data come from?

Primary source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_Award. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award required reading?

Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award provides recommended exemplars + assignments — adoption varies by district and teacher. Always check with your school's English department for the specific required vs recommended list at your grade level.

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