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DOGWOOD READERS AWARD
The Dogwood non-fiction readers award debuted in 2021/2022 in K-12 schools across Missouri. The high school list highlights 20 of the best new young adult non-fiction books. Find these books in print in the tall stacks at the LSN LMC. Many are also available through Sora as eBooks or audio books!
2024/2025 Dogwood Poster | Canva Template
Denny O'Neil Graphic Novels Award
New for the 24/25 school year, this award features the best new graphic novels for high school students. Find all these books in our pull-out section of Manga and Graphic Novels near The Stable and fiction.
Gateway & Dogwood Awards
Each year the Missouri Association of School Librarians nominates 15 of the best young adult books for the Gateway Readers Award.
Missouri high school students who read at least three titles can vote for the winner in early March. To qualify for voting at LSN, add the book club course through Schoology (WQGT8 – 7KTNT) and look in assignments to take a 10-question quiz over any of the Gateway books. Pass three Gateway quizzes to get an invitation to the pizza voting party. Pass all 15 quizzes and earn the patch for your letterjacket.
Below are links to YouTube playlists for books on the Gateway Readers Award lists dating back to 2007, as well as the poster Mr. Russell created for each year's nominees.
You can also help select the books that are on the final Gateway list. See our Book Club page and look under the State Qualifier Varsity Letter (middle column, bottom) for details.
In 2021, we genrified our fiction section, and therefore added genre locations to the Gateway posters. From 2021-present there are two versions of the poster here, one for LSN, one for anyone else (without the labels). For larger poster-size files, contact michael.russell@lsr7.net
2024/25 Poster (CC use in schools)
2024/25 Poster (LSN) | Book Talks
2023/24 Poster (CC use in schools)
2023/24 Poster (LSN) | Book Talks
2022/23 Poster (CC use in schools)
2022/23 Poster (LSN) | Book Talks
2021/22 Poster (CC use in schools)
2021/22 Poster (LSN) | Book Talks
2020/21 Poster | Book Talks
2019/20 Poster | Book Talks
2018/19 Poster | Book Talks
2017/18 Poster | Book Talks
2016/17 Poster | Book Talks
2015/16 Poster | Book Talks
2014/15 Poster | Book Talks
2013/14 Poster | Book Talks
2012/13 Poster | Book Talks
2011/12 Poster | Book Talks
2010/11 Poster | Book Talks
2009/10 Poster | Book Talks
2008/09 Poster | Book Talks
2007/08 Poster | Book Talks
