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What's a Printz?

Submitted by Mer L. [1] on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 4:19pm

The Printz Award winner [2]and honor books were just announced yesterday! The Printz is awarded to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. What were your favorites of the past year?

Printz Award Winner:

Going Bovine [3] by Libba Bray

Printz Honor Books:

Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith [4] by Deborah Heiligman
The Monstrumologist [5] by Rick Yancey
Punkzilla [6] by Adam Rapp
Tales of the Madman Underground [7] by John Barnes

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[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/mer-l
[2] http://teens.hcpl.net/books_zines/printz.php
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=going%20bovine&index=.GH
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=charles%20and%20emma%20darwin%20Deborah%20Heiligman&index=.GH#focus
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Monstrumologist%20yancey&index=.GH
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Punkzilla%20rapp&index=.GH#focus
[7] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=tales%20of%20the%20madman%20underground&index=.GH#focus
[8] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/teen-awards
[9] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/teen-fiction
[10] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/teen-nonfiction
[11] http://www.hcpl.net/category/genres/teens