Winners
The title that receives the most student votes for each of the awards is named that Readers Award Winner for the year. The winners are announced at the Readers Awards Banquet at the MASL Spring Conference.
2016-2017 Readers Awards Winners
Gateway
2,954 total votes submitted
1st Place: The Book of Ivy, by Amy Engel – 416 votes
2nd Place: Some Boys, by Patty Blount – 298 votes
3rd Place: Don’t Look Back, by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 270 votes
Mark Twain
14,473 total votes submitted
1st Place: A Million Ways Home, by Dianna Dorisi-Winget – 1847 votes
2nd Place: Space Case, by Stuart Gibbs – 1734 votes
3rd Place: Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin – 1718 votes
Show Me Awards
82,211 total votes submitted
1st Place: Strongheart: The World’s First Movie Star Dog, written & illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully – 19,954 votes
2nd Place: The Tooth Fairy Wars, by Kate Coombs & illustrated by Jake Parker – 19,308 votes
3rd Place: Yoda: The Story of a Cat and His Kittens, by Beth Stern & illustrated by Devin Crane – 11,481 votes
Truman
4,256 total votes submitted
1st Place: Famous Last Words, by Katie Alender – 749 votes
2nd Place: The Body in the Woods, by April Henry – 463 votes
3rd Place: Midnight Thief, by Livia Blackburne – 404 votes
Recent & Past Winners and Nominees
Winners
Nominees