9th to 12th Grade Award Books

Gateway Readers Awards 2023 - 2024

UA Ninth through Twelfth Grade Students are encouraged to read these award winning titles specifically selected for high school students. The Gateway Reader Award is awarded to the author of the book by the Missouri Associate of School Librarians.

2023 WINNER

The Inheritance Games

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.

2023-2024 NOMINEES