2011 Printz Award

Congratulations to Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi for winning the 2011 Printz Award! The Michael L. Printz Award is given to one book each year that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. We must have had a good feeling about this book because we picked it months ago for our Buzz Book Club Discussion to take place on Monday, January 24 @ 7pm. You can get a copy at the Circulation Desk and join us for our book club.

The Printz Honor books were awarded to:

Stolen by Lucy Christopher, the story of a sixteen-year-old British girl who is kidnapped and brought to Australia by her captor.

Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King, a dark comedy in which Vera's dead best friend will not leave her alone.

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick (my personal favorite!) is set in the Arctic Circle and is the chilling tale of a teen named Sig who finds his father's frozen body and then finds an armed stranger at his home demanding stolen gold.

Nothing by Janne Teller, the unsettling story of seventh grader searching for the meaning of life.

Other awards were given yesterday as well. For a complete list click here.