Gateway Awards
The Gateway Awards were created in 2000, but their first official year was 2003-04.
They are created and administered by the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL).
15 books are nominated each year, selected for readers in ninth through twelfth grades.
Student must read 3 of the 15 titles in order to vote.
Students can vote at their school library in March, with proof that they have read 3 titles. (Check with your school librarian for more information.)
The winner is announced at the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Conference in April.
Gateway Award Nominees for 2008-2009
- Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
- Copper Sun by Draper, Sharon
- The Christopher Killer by Ferguson, Alane
- Diva by Flinn, Alex
- What Happened To Cass McBride by Giles, Gail
- Born To Rock by Korman, Gordon
- Hattie Big Sky by Larson, Kirby
- Sold by McCormick, Patricia
- Life As We Knew It by Pfeffer, Susan Beth
- Terrier: The Legend of Beka Cooper #1 by Pierce, Tamora
- Dead Connection by Price, Charlie
- A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life by Reinhardt, Dana
- Notes From the Midnight Driver by Sonnenblick, Jordan
- Rooftop by Volponi, Paul
- Rules of Survival by Werlin, Nancy
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