The new Twain and Truman nominees were posted last week on the Missouri Associations of School Library site. Since the Book Battle committee always tries to chose some of the books off these two lists, I thought I might post the list for participants to see and comment on. One that I was very happy to see was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I just read this book and its sequel Catching Fire and loved them both. I have also made my own list of the ones I will be reading over the winter break. You'll also notice that Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix, which is already on the 2009-2010 Book Battle list is one of the Truman nominees. Let me know which of these books you have read and enjoyed.
Truman Nominees
* Chains by Laurie Anderson
* Compound by Stephanie Bodeen
* The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
* Jump the Cracks by Stacy DeKeyser
* Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman
* Gone by Michael Grant
* Otherworldlies by Jennifer Kogler
* Boost by Kathryn Mackel
* Suck It Up by Brian Meehl
* Adoration of Jenna Fox by Maryl Pearson
* White Gates by Bonnie Ramthun
* Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail by Michael Spradlin
Twain Nominees:
* Seer of Shadows by Avi
* The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
* Margret and Flynn by Kathleen Duey
* Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
* Go Big of Go Home by Will Hobbs
* Stolen Children by Peg Kehret
* School Spirit by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
* Safe at Home by Mike Lupica
* The Totally Made Up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish by Claudia Mills
*Bringing the Boy Home by N.A. Nelson
*The Leaning Dog by K.A. Nuzum
*The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy by Diane Stanley
