Truman Readers & Gateway Readers Award NomineesLike this list

28 items

• Ground Zero

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

  Add Ground Zero to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Winner: "Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You'd Be Home Now

  Glasgow, Kathleen, 1969-

  Add You'd Be Home Now to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Winner: "Emory Ward has spent her life living in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, her troubled brother, and her super successful parents who expect her to be perfect. After a summer of turmoil, Emory returns to school as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Air

  Roe, Monica, 1978-

  Add Air to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out wheelchair to get serious about WCMX, when a mishap on a poorly designed ramp at school throws her plans into a tailspin. Instead of replacing the ramp,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Year to the Day

  Benway, Robin

  Add A Year to the Day to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "A beautiful story of a sister grieving and learning to move on. The year before, Leo's sister Nina died in a car accident, the details of which she can't remember. Nina's boyfriend, East, was there that night, and he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ode to a Nobody

  DuBois, Caroline Brooks

  Add Ode to a Nobody to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Before the storm, thirteen-year-old Quinn was happy flying under the radar. She was average. Unremarkable. Always looking for an escape from her house, where her bickering parents fawned over her genius big brother. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• After Dark With Roxie Clark

  Davis, Brooke Lauren

  Add After Dark With Roxie Clark to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "Roxie Clark has seen more dead bodies than your average seventeen-year-old. As a member of the supposedly-cursed Clark family, most of her ancestors have met tragic ends, including her own mother. Instead of fearing the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Problem With Prophecies

  Reintgen, Scott,

  Add The Problem With Prophecies to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Most people inherit eye colors or heirlooms, but for Celia Cleary, the gift of prophecy has been passed down in her family for generations. And on the 4,444th day of her life, Celia will have her first vision. But nothing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All My Rage

  Tahir, Sabaa,

  Add All My Rage to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "Lahore, Pakistan. Then: Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rain Rising

  Comrie, Courtne,

  Add Rain Rising to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Rain is keeping a big secret from everyone around her: She's sad. All the time. Rain struggles with her image and feels inferior to her best friend, Nara. Not even her all-star student-athlete big brother (and personal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All That's Left in the World

  Brown, Erik J.,

  Add All That's Left in the World to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "When Andrew stumbles upon Jamie’s house, he’s injured, starved, and has nothing left to lose. A deadly pathogen has killed off most of the world’s population, including everyone both boys have ever loved. And if this new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ravenfall

  Josephson, Kalyn,

  Add Ravenfall to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Thirteen-year-old Anna Ballinkay has never been normal. Her family uses their psychic abilities to help run the Ravenfall Inn, a magical B&B between the human world and the Otherworld. But it’s hard to contribute when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Do-over

  Painter, Lynn,

  Add The Do-over to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fort

  Korman, Gordon,

  Add The Fort to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through the town of Canaan, residents awaken to widespread destruction. Five eighth-grade boys discover an old bomb shelter, unearthed by the hurricane. Inside, the boys find a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hotel Magnifique

  Taylor, Emily J.,

  Add Hotel Magnifique to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "All her life, Jani has dreamed of Elsewhere. Just barely scraping by with her job at a tannery, she’s resigned to a dreary life in the port town of Durc, caring for her younger sister Zosa. That is, until the Hotel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Hope in Hopetown

  Tureaud, Maria,

  Add The Last Hope in Hopetown to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Twelve-year-old human Sophie Dawes lives a good life in Hopetown. There, vampires and humans live in harmony, and Sophie and her adoptive vampire moms are living (or unliving) proof. There are a lot of rules that vampires…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Must Betray You

  Sepetys, Ruta,

  Add I Must Betray You to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Marvellers

  Clayton, Dhonielle,

  Add The Marvellers to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts. Despite her excitement, Ella…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Mechanical Romance

  Follmuth, Alexene Farol

  Add My Mechanical Romance to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You’re funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she’s basically forced into joining the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Switch

  Smith, Roland

  Add The Switch to your for later shelf

  2024 Truman Award Nominee: "When the power abruptly goes out globally due to a mysterious electromagnetic pulse known as 'the Switch, 13-year-old Henry Carter's maternal relatives, the self-sufficient, technology-averse Ludds, are uniquely situated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Getaway

  Giles, Lamar, 1979-

  Add The Getaway to your for later shelf

  2024 Gateway Award Nominee: "Jay discovers that mountain resort where he lives and works with his friends and family is also a doomsday oasis for the rich and powerful who expect top-notch customer service even as the world outside the resort's…Read moreRead more of this annotation