The Michael L. Printz Award

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.

2013 Winner


In Darkness
by: Nick Lake

2013 Printz Honor Books

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Code Name Verity
by: Elizabeth Wein

 Dodger
by: Terry Pratchett

The White Bicycle
by: Beverley Brenna

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2012 Winner


Where Things Come Back
by: John Corey Whaley

2012 Printz Honor Books

Why We Broke Up
by: Daniel Handler

The Returning
by: Christine Hinwood

  Jasper Jones
by: Craig Silvey

The Scorpio Races
by: Maggie Stiefvater

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2011 Winner


Ship Breaker
by: Paolo Bacigalupi

 

 

 

2011 Printz Honor Books

Stolen
by: Amy Efaw

Please Ignore Vera Dietz
by: A.S. King

Revolver
by: Marcus Sedgwick

Nothing
by: Janne Teller