2012 Printz Awards

Yesterday, the American Library Association gave out the Michael L. Printz Award to Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley.  The Printz is an award for a YA book that “exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature”.  We have a copy of this book, and while I haven’t read it (yet), I remember being really excited about the cover.  Here is a brief description of the Where Things Come Back:

Seventeen-year-old Cullen’s summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin’s death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother’s sudden disappearance.

Printz Honor books include:

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

Sixteen-year-old Min Green writes a letter to Ed Slaterton in which she breaks up with him, documenting their relationship and how items in the accompanying box, from bottle caps to a cookbook, foretell the end.

The Returning by Christine Hinwood

Cam Attling, having lost an arm, is the only one from his town of Kayforl to return after twelve years of war. All his fellow soldiers were slain, and suspicion surrounds him. When his betrothal to Graceful Fenister is called off and his role in the community questioned, Cam leaves to find the lord who maimed him but spared his life, seeking answers and a new place in the world.

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible.

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

2010 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens

The YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) committee chose the following as the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens

YALSA Teen Top 10

YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has released their teen Top Ten List for 2010. Teens had the opportunity to vote on their favorites and the winner was Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. If you’re interested in reading this one, start with the first book in the series, The Hunger Games.

Looking for books to interest reluctant teen readers or looking for something to put on your own reading list? Click on the link above to check out the rest of the list, it’s full of reliable teen favorites from this year, including several popular series installments.

National Book Award Nominees in YA

 

 

Three young adult novels have been nominated for the 2010 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, Dark Water by Laura McNeal, and Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers. These are sure to be popular so get your holds placed here http://catalog.crlibrary.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/49/ !