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Award Winning Books(Available at Klahowya SS Library) Michael Printz, Pulitzer Prize, National Book, Evergreen Book, Hugo, Edgar and Pen/Faulkner Awards Award Winning Books(Available at Klahowya SS Library) Michael Printz, Pulitzer Prize, National Book, Evergreen Book, Hugo, Edgar and Pen/Faulkner Awards Updated 5/2014 Michael Printz Award Michael Printz Award continued… American Library Association award that recognizes best book written for teens based 2008 Honor book: Dreamquake: Book Two of the entirely on literary merit. Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Knox 2014 2007 Midwinter Blood American Born Chinese (Graphic Novel) Call #: FIC SED Sedgwick, Marcus Call #: GN 741.5 YAN Yang, Gene Luen Honor Books: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets Honor Books: of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz; Code Name The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to Verity by Elizabeth Wein; Dodger by Terry Pratchett the Nation; v. 1: The Pox Party, by M.T. Anderson; An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green; 2013 Surrender, by Sonya Hartnett; The Book Thief, by In Darkness Markus Zusak Call #: FIC LAD Lake, Nick 2006 Honor Book: The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater Looking for Alaska : a novel Call #: FIC GRE Green, John 2012 Where Things Come Back: a novel Honor Book: I Am the Messenger , by Markus Zusak Call #: FIC WHA Whaley, John Corey 2011 2005 Ship Breaker How I Live Now Call #: FIC BAC Bacigalupi, Paolo Call #: FIC ROS Rosoff, Meg Honor Book: Stolen by Lucy Christopher Honor Books: Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel; Chanda’s 2010 Secrets, by Allan Stratton; Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, by Gary D. Schmidt Going Bovine Call #: FIC BRA Bray, Libba 2004 The First Part Last Honor Books: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Call #: FIC JOH Johnson, Angela Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 2: The Kingdom on the Waves by M. T. Anderson; The Disreputable History of Honor Books: A Northern Light, by Jennifer Donnelly; Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Keesha’s House, by Helen Frost; Fat Kid Rules the Nation by Terry Pratchett World, by K.L. Going; The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler 2009 Jellicoe Road 2003 Call #: FIC MAR Marchetta, Melina Postcards from no man's land 2008 Call #: FIC CHA Chambers, Aidan The White Darkness: a novel Call #: FIC MCC McCaughrean, Geraldine 1 Award Winning Books(Available at Klahowya SS Library) Michael Printz, Pulitzer Prize, National Book, Evergreen Book, Hugo, Edgar and Pen/Faulkner Awards Updated 5/2014 Michael Printz Awards continued… Pulitzer Prize continued… 2003 Honor Books: The House of the Scorpion, by 2001 Nancy Farmer; My Heartbeat, by Garret Freymann- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: a novel Weyr; Hole in My Life, by Jack Gantos Call #: FIC CHA Chabon, Michael 1994 2002 The Shipping News A Step from Heaven Call #: FIC PRO Proulx, Annie Call #: FIC NA Na, An 1993 A Good scent from a Strange Mountain: stories Honor Books: The Ropemaker, by Peter Dickinson; Call #: SC BUT Butler, Robert Olen Freewill, by Chris Lynch; True Believer, by Virginia 1992 A Thousand Acres Euwer Wolff Call #: FIC SMI Smiley, Jane 2001 1990 Kit's Wilderness The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Call #: FIC ALM Almond, David Call #: FIC HIJ Hijuelos, Oscar 1988 Honor Books: The Body of Christopher Creed, by Carol Beloved: a novel Call #: FIC MOR Morrison, Toni Plum-Ucci; Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging: 1983 Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, by Louise Rennison; The Color Purple Stuck in Neutral, by Terry Trueman Call #: FIC WAL Walker, Alice 2000 1983 Best First Novel Category Monster The Women of Brewster Place Call #: FIC MYE Myers, Walter Dean Call #: FIC NAY Naylor, Gloria 1975 Honor Books: Skellig, by David Almond; Speak, by The Killer Angels Call #: FIC POT Shaara, Michael Laurie Halse Anderson 1968 The Confessions of Nat Turner Call #: FIC STY Styron, William Pulitzer for Fiction 1963 The Pulitzer Prize has a reputation as the country’s most The Reivers prestigious award. Receiving a Pulitzer brings the Call #: FIC FAU Faulkner, William author worldwide attention and praise. 1961 To Kill a Mockingbird 2007 Call #: FIC LEE Lee, Harper The Road 1958 Call #: FIC MCC McCarthy, Cormac A Death in the Family 2002 Call # FIC AGE Agee, James Empire Falls 1953 Call #: FIC RUS Russo, Richard The Old Man and the Sea Call #: FIC HEM Hemingway, Ernest 2 Award Winning Books(Available at Klahowya SS Library) Michael Printz, Pulitzer Prize, National Book, Evergreen Book, Hugo, Edgar and Pen/Faulkner Awards Updated 5/2014 Pulitzer Prize continued… 2006 Pox Party: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing 1952 Call #: FIC AND Anderson, M.T. YPC The Caine Mutiny : a novel of World War II Call #: FIC WOU Wouk, Herman Finalists: Sold by Patricia McCormick YPC; The Rules of 1950 Survival by Nancy Werlin YPC; Keturah and Lord Death The Way West: a novel by Martine Leavitt Call #: FIC GUT Guthrie, A. B. 2002 The House of the Scorpion by Farmer, Nancy YPC National Book Award Call #: FIC FAR Celebrates the best of American literature. Started in 2002 Finalist: Feed M. T. Anderson YPC 1950, its goal is to expand its audiences and enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. YCP= 2001 Young People’s Category True Believer Call #: FIC WOL Wolff, Virginia E. YPC 2013 2000 The Good Lord Bird: a novel Homeless Bird Call #: FIC MCB McBride, James Call #: FIC WHE Whelan, Gloria YPC 1999 Finalist: Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang YPC Finalist: House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus 2012 1997 Finalist: Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick YPC Cold Mountain Call #: FIC FRA Frazier, Charles 2011 1993 Salvage the Bones: a novel The Shipping News Call #: FIC WAR Ward, Jesmyn Call #: FIC PRO Proulx, Annie 1992 Finalist: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht All the Pretty Horses Call #: FIC MCC McCarthy, Cormac 2008 1990 What I Saw and How I Lied Middle Passage Call #: FIC BLU Blundell, Judy YPC Call #: FIC JOH Johnson, Charles Finalist: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson YPC 1983 The Color Purple 2007 Call #: FIC WAL Walker, Alice The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 1980 Call #: FIC ALE Alexie, Sherman YPC Sophie's Choice Call #: FIC STY Styron, William Finalist: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 1980 (tie) The World According to Garp Call #: FIC IRV Irving, John 3 Award Winning Books(Available at Klahowya SS Library) Michael Printz, Pulitzer Prize, National Book, Evergreen Book, Hugo, Edgar and Pen/Faulkner Awards Updated 5/2014 National Book Award continued… Evergreen Young Adult Book Award continued… 1979 2014 Going after Cacciato Divergent Call #: FIC OBR O'Brien, Tim Call # FIC ROT Roth, Veronica 1967 The Fixer Also nominated: Call #: FIC MAL Malamud, Bernard The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson 1964 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Centaur The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall Call #: FIC UPD Updike, John Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel 1959 Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys The Magic Barrel I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan Call #: SC MAL Malamud, Bernard Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor 1953 The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen Invisible Man Call #: FIC ELL Ellison, Ralph 2013 The Lost Hero Call #: FIC RIO Riordan, Rick. The Evergreen Young Adult Book Award 2012 This award was created to give teens in our state a The Maze Runner voice in deciding the best literature aimed at their age Call #: FIC DAS Dashner, James group. The winner of the Evergreen Award is the novel 2011 receiving the most votes from students across The Hunger Games Washington State. Call #: FIC COL Collins, Suzanne 2010 2015 Nominees Unwind Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Call #: FIC SHU Shusterman, Neal The Fault in our Stars by John Green 2009 Ask the Passengers by A.S. King Life as We Knew It Ten by Gretchen McNeil Call #: FIC PFE Pfeffer, Susan Beth Cinder by Marissa Meyer 2008 Wonder by R. J. Palacia Twilight Boy 21 by Matthew Quick Call #: FIC MEY Meyer, Stephenie Bomb: the Race to Build – and Steal – The World’s 2007 Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin The Supernaturalist The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Call #: FIC COL Colfer, Eoin Drama by Raina Telemeier 2006 Eragon Call #: FIC PAO Paolini, Christopher 2004 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Call #: FIC BRA Brashares, Ann 4 Award Winning Books(Available at Klahowya SS Library) Michael Printz, Pulitzer Prize, National Book, Evergreen Book, Hugo, Edgar and Pen/Faulkner Awards Updated 5/2014 Hugo Award Evergreen Young Adult Book Award continued… World Science Fiction Convention awards the Hugo to the year’s best science fiction novel. This prestigious 2003 award has been presented annually since 1955. The Princess Diaries Call #: FIC CAB Cabot, Meg 2009 2002 The Graveyard Book Speak Call #: FIC GAI Gaiman, Neil Call #: FIC AND Anderson, Laurie Halse 2001 Finalist: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Holes Call #: BOT FIC SAC Sachar, Louis Hugo Awards continued… 2000 2005 Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell Love, and Learning Call #: FIC CLA Clarke, Susanna Call #: 158.1 CHI Jack 2000 Finalist: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. 1999 K. Rowling The Voice on the Radio Call #: FIC COO Cooney, Caroline B 2002 1998 American Gods The Hot Zone Call #: FIC GAI Gaiman, Neil Call #: 614.5 PRE Preston, Richard 2001 1997 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Driver's Ed Call #: FIC ROW Rowling, J. K. Call #: FIC COO Cooney, Carolyn 1987 1996 Speaker for the Dead The Client Call #: FIC CAR Card, Orson Scott. Call #: FIC GRI Grisham, John 1983 1995 Foundation's Edge The Pelican Brief Call #: FIC ASI Asimov, Isaac Call #: FIC GRI Grisham, John 1975 The Dispossessed :
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