Students at Northwest Middle are encouraged to participate in the South Carolina Book Award Program sponsored by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians. The purpose of this program is to encourage students to read quality contemporary literature and to honor the authors of the winning books chosen by students across the state of South Carolina. Students must read a minimum of three titles from the list of 20 Junior Book Award nominees. Students can get copies of these books from our library, GCSD's virtual library, Sora, or the public library. Voting takes place right before the state deadline in February.