Award Winning Books

Missouri Building Block Award Winners

2020
2019Can I Be Your Dog? Try Cummings
2018Pug Meets PigSue Gallion
201710 Little NinjasMiranda Paul
2016BunniesKevan Atteberry
2015Naked!Michael Ian Black
2014Mustache BabyBridget Heos
2013Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy ButtonsEric Litwin
2012Press HereHerve Tulle
2011Pete the Cat: I Love My White ShoesEric Litwin
2010The Pout-Pout FishDeborah Diesen

2021 Building Block Nominees

I Want a DogJon Agee
StompIan Aurora
Bad DogMike Boldt
Crocodiles Need Kisses TooRebecca Colby
SaturdayOge Mora
Bear Came AlongRichard T. Morris
The Book HogGreg Pizzoli
One Red SockJennifer Sattler
The Farm that Mac BuiltTammi Sauer
The Pidgeon Has to Go to SchoolMo Willems

Show Me Award Winners

2020
2019The Legend of Rock Paper ScissorsDrew Daywalt
2018The Magic WordMac Barnett
2017Ketzel, the Cat Who ComposedLeslea Newman
2016TrouperMeg Kearney
2015Jangles: a Big Fish StoryDavid Shannon
2014Painter and UglyRobert Blake
2013The Blue HouseDeb Blumenthal

2021-2022 Show Me Award Nominees

Ella McKeen Kickball QueenBeth Mills
If I Built A School Chris Van Dusen
Meet Miss FancyIrene Latham
The Donkey EggJanet Stevens, Susan Crummel
When Pencil Met EraserKaren Kilpatrick, Luis O. Ramos Jr.
Madeline Finn and the Shelter DogLisa Papp
SulweLupita Nyong'o
Hair LoveMatthew Cherry
Snack Attack! Terry Border
Hey, DogTony Johnston

Mark Twain Award Winners

2020
2019 One for SorrowMary Downing Hahn
2018Framed! A T.O.A.S.T MysteryJames Ponti
2017The War That Saved My LifeKim Bradley
2016Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's LibraryChris Grabenstein
2015 WonderRJ Palacio
2014The UnwantedsLisa McMann
2013Out of My MindSharen Draper
2012Runaway TwinPeg Kehret
2011Stolen ChildrenPeg Kehret

2021-2022 Mark Twain Award Nominees

Unsung Hero of BirdsongBrenda Woods
Pay Attention, Carter JonesGary Schmidt
The Memory KeeperJennifer Camiccia
New KidJerry Craft
Shine!JJ and Chris Grabenstein
Shouting at the RainLinda Mullaly Hunt
Song for a WhaleLynne Kelly
Bernice Buttman, Model CitizenNiki Lenz
The Bridge HomePandma Ventkatraman
White Bird: A Wonder StoryR.J. Palacio
Charle Thorne & the Last EquationStuart Gibbs
Me and Sam-Sam Handle the ApocalypseSusan Vaught

Truman Award Winners

2020
2019To Catch a KillerSheryl Scarborough
2018Projekt 1065Alan Gratz
2017Red QueenVictoria Aveyard
2016Prisoner B-3087Alan Gratz

2021-2022 Truman Award Nominees

Genesis Begins AgainAlicia D. Williams
Tiger QueenAnnie Sullivan
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote SunriseDan Gemeinhart
The Bone HousesEmily Jones-Lloyd
The UnteachablesGordon Kormon
Other Words For HomeJasmine Warga
VerifyJoelle Charbonneau
The Line TenderKate Allen
The Crossover (Graphic Novel)Kwame Alexander
Right As RainLindsey Stoddard
It's The End of the World As I Know ItMatthew Landis
Free LunchRex Ogle

Gateway Award Winners

2020
2019The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas
2018Scythe Neil Shusterman
2017Everything, EverythingNicola Yoon
2016The Book of IvyAmy Engel
2015The 5th WaveRick Yancey
2014The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green

2021-2022 Gateway Award Nominees

The Field Guide To The North American TeenagerBen Phillippe
SLAYBrittney Morris
With The Fire On HighElizabeth Acevedo
The Escape of LightFred Venturini
I Know You RememberJennifer Donaldson
Field Notes On LoveJennifer E. Smith
The Lovely And The LostJennifer Lynn Barnes
The Grace YearKim Leggett
HeroineMindy McGinnis
The Speed of Falling ObjectsNancy Richardson
Ordinary HazardsNikki Grimes
Where I End And You BeginPreston Norton
Patron Saints of NothingRandy Ribay
FireborneRosaria Munda
InternmentSamira Ahmed