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Also Check Out Resources Also Check out.... Singapore American School Information from : Middle School Library 2013 Honor Books http:www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/ Code name verify by Elizabeth Wein (FIC WEI) printzaward/Printz.cfm MICHEL L. PRINTZ Dodger by Terry Pratchett (FIC PRA) WINNERS 2012 Honor Books For Excellence in Young Adult The scorpio races by Maggie Stiefvater (FIC STI) Literature 2011 Honor Books Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick (FIC SED) Mike was active in YALSA and served on the Best Books for Young Aduls Committee and the Margaret A. Edwards Nothing by Janne Teller (FIC TEL) Award Committee. He had a passion for books and read- ing. Finding the right book for the right student a tthe right 2010 Honor Books time was not just a slogan to Mike - he lived it. He also appeciated the authors who wrote books for young adults Charles & Emma : The Darwin’ leap of Faith by and demonstrated this by initiating an author-in-residence Deborah Heilgman (921 DAR) program at his high sschool. One of those authors was Chris Crutcher, who became a close friend. Chris recalls the quiet The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (FIC YAN) times he spent with Mike talking with him about his vision Punkzilla by Adam Rapp (FIC RAP) of young adult literature and its place in kid’s lives and says, “The ache I feel (upong hearing of Mike’s death) is my wish Tales of the Madman Underground : An Historical that hcould have accepted for himself what he so readly gave Romance, 1973 by John Barnes (FIC BAR) to us, readers and writers alike; a place to stand in the circle of the joy and heartache that is storytelling.” 2009 Honor Books YALSA has created a place, a circle if you will, for Mike The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson (FIC to stand be recognized - that place is the Michael L. Printz AND) Award. The Disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (FIC LOC) National by Terry Pratchett (FIC PRA) Singapore American School Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (FIC LAN) Middle School Library 40 Woodlands Street 41 S(738547) Phone: + 65 6360 6420 Website: http://www.sas.edu.sg/library/ms/ Updated May 2013 Michael L. Printz Michael L. Printz Winners For excellence in Young Adult Literature For Excellence in Young Adult Literature In Darkness The White darkness The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for Nick Lake Geraldine McCaughrean a book that exemplifies literary excellance in young adult literature. It is named for a FIC LAK FIC MCC Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a 2013 2008 long time active member of the Young Adult (Realistic fiction) (Adventure fiction) Library Services Assocaition. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the Where things come back American born Chinese American Library Association. John Whaley Gene Luen Yang The Michael L. Printz Award was first awarded FIC WHA 741.5 YAN in 2000. The award highlights works of literary 2012 2007 execllence that are written for a young adult (Realistic fiction) audience. Ship Breaker Looking for Alaska John Green Paula Bacigalupi The selection committee composed of nine FIC GRE Young Adult Library Services Association FIC BAC 2006 (YALSA) members appointed by the president- 2011 (Family fiction) elect for one-year term. They award one (Realistic fiction) winner and honor up to four additional titles. The term “young adult” refers to readers from Going Bovine How I live now ages 12 through 18 for purposes of this award. Libba Bray Meg Rasoff The Michael L. Printz Award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library FIC BRA FIC RAS Association (ALA). 2010 2005 (Realistic fiction) Jellicoe Road The First Part Last Melina Marchetta Angela Johnson FIC MAR FIC JOH 2009 2004 (Family fiction) (Realistic fiction).
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