Book Awards

Yesterday the American Library Association announced the 2009 winners of several awards for young adult books. I will be posting the winners of these awards over the next few days. Here are the 2009 winners of the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature:

Michael L. Printz Award Book


Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta

In a suspenseful tale, Taylor struggles to overcome a difficult past as she leads her fellow boarding school students in their secret war against the Townies and the Cadets.




Printz Honor Books:

• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves, by M.T. Anderson
• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart
• Nation, by Terry Pratchett
• Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan