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Missouri Association of School Librarians Readers Award Nominees 2024-25
This list includes books that are 2024-25 Final Nominees for MASL’s Readers Awards. Lists include Show-Me, Mark Twain, Truman, and Gateway nominees.
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
This list includes titles featuring stories of Holocaust victims and survivors. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction.
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World Kindness Day
This list includes titles featuring stories of empathy and kindness. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
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National Adoption Month
This list includes titles featuring stories of adoption an/or foster care. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction.
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Indigenous Peoples Day
This list includes titles written by Indigenous Voices authors and/or featuring indigenous characters. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction.
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Filipino American Voices
This list includes titles written by Filipino American authors. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
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Summer Reads
This list includes various titles with the majority of the plot occurring during summer. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
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Jewish American Heritage Month
This list includes various titles celebrating Jewish American heritage. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction.
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Arab American Heritage Month and Muslim Characters
This list includes fiction and non-fiction titles celebrating Arab American heritage. As well, titles featuring Muslim characters are included in honor of Eid. List includes Middle Grade Fiction and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Fiction.
Download to Print – Arab American Heritage Month/Muslim Characters
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Verse Novels
This list includes novels told in free verse. List includes Middle Grade Fiction and Young Adult Fiction.
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Women’s History Month
This list includes non-fiction books that feature women who made history and/or fiction books with strong female leads from diverse backgrounds. List includes Middle Grade Fiction and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Fiction.
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Heart Breakers
This list includes books that have romantic themes, sad themes, and/or heartbreak. List includes Middle Grade Fiction and Young Adult Fiction.
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Black History Month Booklist
This list includes fiction and non-fiction books highlighting topics, events, and individuals for Black History Month. List includes Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Biography titles.
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Missouri Association of School Librarians Readers Award Nominees
This list includes books that are 2023-24 Final Nominees for MASL’s Readers Awards. Lists include Show-Me, Mark Twain, Truman, and Gateway nominees.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Booklist
This list includes books that are about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and/or showcase his influence on the Civil Rights Movement. List includes Middle Grade, Young Adult, Non-Fiction, and Biography titles.
Download to Print – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Life + Influence
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My Year in Books Tracker
This list is a reading tracker for the new year! Use the template below to create a copy you can use to track all the books you read in a year. Multiple colors available!
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Sample List
This list is a Sample List that allows you to customize all the covers, graphics, title, author, and more to begin a new book list.
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Found Family
This list includes books that involve friendships, chosen family, and found family. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Quick Reads … Under 250 Pages
This list includes books that are all 250 pages or less in length. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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If You Liked … Stranger Things
This list includes books that have supernatural or paranormal themes. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Native American Heritage Month
This list includes books that focus on Native American Heritage Month. Includes books that are from native and indigenous voices. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Scary Good Reads
This list includes books that are spooky, scary, and spine-chilling. Includes ghosts stories, hauntings, and more. Cute theme despite being scary! List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
This list includes books that feature Hispanic and Latinx voices to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15th-Oct. 15th. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Back to School Books
This list includes books that deal with beginning a new school year, moving to a new school, or immigrating to a new country at the beginning of a school year. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Summer Reading Book Tracker
This list is a fully customizable list you can use to track each of the titles you read this summer – feel free to print a copy to post your book covers in a physical format or feel free to edit a copy to post your book covers in a digital format (on social media or other places)!
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Coping with Grief and Loss
This list includes books that deal with grief and loss, including the death of a loved one such as a sibling and/or parent. Both lists include Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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African American Voices
This list includes two versions. The first is a list of titles by popular black authors, including Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, Nic Stone, and Angie Thomas. The second is a book list of titles by a variety of black authors. Both lists include Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
Download to Print – Popular Authors
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Top Ten Circulated Titles
This list can be customized to include Top Ten Circulated Titles at the end of the school year, as well as number of new books added to the collection. List includes Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices
This list includes books that are from authors with Asian and Pacific Islander backgrounds. The list honors AAPI Heritage Month in May. Lists include Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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If You Liked … Read This!
These lists include books that are similar to two popular MG authors in my library – Alan Gratz and April Henry. Lists include Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
Download to Print – Alan Gratz
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LGBTQIA+ Affirming Texts
These books represent LGBTQIA+ students in an affirming manner. Lists include Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
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Tearjerkers
The saddest of the sad books … read these with a box of tissues nearby! Lists include Middle Grade and Young Adult novels.
LIST 1
Neurodiversity and Mental Health Awareness
These lists feature Middle Grades and Young Adult titles featuring neurodiverse characters, including those with OCD and ASD, as well as mental health topics, such as depression and anxiety.
Download to Print – Mental Health
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