Award Books

Throughout the school year, the Library Media Specialists will read the Building Block nominees to all Kindergarten classes, and students will vote for their favorites. The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award is awarded to the winning book/author by the Children's Services Round Table of the Missouri Library Association. To read summaries about this year's nominees, click the logo to the left.

Throughout the school year, the Library Media Specialists will read the Show Me nominees to all 1st and 2nd Grade classes, and students will vote for their favorites. The Show Me Readers Award is awarded to the winning book/author by the Missouri Association of School Librarians. To read summaries about this year's nominees, click the logo to the left.

Missouri students in Grades 2-4 have the opportunity to read books from a list of nominated GKCRead titles. Students can then vote for their favorite titles. The Great Kids Can Read Award is awarded to the winning book/author by the Greater Kansas City Association of School Librarians. These nominated titles can be checked out in our library, at the Mid-Continent Public Libraries, and on Sora, the Student Reading App.  CLICK THE GKCR LOGO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE BOOKS!

Students in Grades 3-5 have the opportunity to read books from the Denny O'Neil Graphic Novel List. This list is named in honor of legendary comic book writer, Denny O'Neil. Mr. O'Neil was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1939 and worked for the biggest names in comics where he developed iconic storylines that carry on today. To learn more about the list, and Mr. O'Neil, click the logo to the left. When finished with a book, students can take online quizzes to earn rewards throughout the school year. These titles can be checked out in our library, at the Mid-Continent Public Libraries, and on Sora, the Student Reading App.

Click the button to take a quiz

• Be honest. Have you read/listened to the entire book? If so, tap the button above to take the quiz.
• You CAN use the book during the quiz.
• Each time you login, it counts as 1 try. You get 2 tries for each book. Passing requires, at least, 4 out of 5.
• Type your FULL NAME in the [First name] box. Type your TEACHER in the [Last name] box. Example: [Jane Smith] [Niec]
• During Summer, instead of your teacher, type your GRADE NEXT YEAR.

Missouri students in Grades 4-6 have the opportunity to read books from a list of nominated Mark Twain titles. When finished with a book, they can take online quizzes to earn rewards throughout the school year. Students can then vote for their favorite titles. The Mark Twain Award is awarded to the winning book/author by the Missouri Association of School Librarians. To read summaries about this year's nominees, click the logo to the left. These nominated titles can be checked out in our library, at the Mid-Continent Public Libraries, and on Sora, the Student Reading App.  CLICK THE TWAIN LOGO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE BOOKS!

• Be honest. Have you read/listened to the entire book? If so, tap the button above to take the quiz.
• You CAN use the book during the quiz.
• Each time you login, it counts as 1 try. You get 2 tries for each book. Passing requires, at least, 4 out of 5.
• Type your FULL NAME in the [First name] box. Type your TEACHER in the [Last name] box. Example: [Olivia Schuman] [Burrows]
• During Summer, instead of your teacher, type your GRADE NEXT YEAR.