2016 Printz Award 2016 Printz Award The Michael L. Printz Award The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best annually honors the best book written for teens, book written for teens, based entirely on its based entirely on its literary merit, each literary merit, each year. In addition, the year. In addition, the Printz Committee Printz Committee names up to four names up to four honor books, which honor books, which also represent the also represent the best writing in young best writing in young adult literature. adult literature. 2016 Printz Award 2016 Printz Award Bone Gap Bone Gap Written by Laura Ruby Written by Laura Ruby 2016 Printz Honors 2016 Printz Honors The Ghosts of Heaven The Ghosts of Heaven Written by Marcus Sedgwick Written by Marcus Sedgwick v v Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Written by Ashley Hope Pérez Written by Ashley Hope Pérez 2015 Winner: I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson 2015 Winner: I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson 2014 Winner: Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick 2014 Winner: Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick 2013 Winner: In Darkness by Nick Lake 2013 Winner: In Darkness by Nick Lake 2012 Winner: Where Things Come Back by John 2012 Winner: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley Corey Whaley 2011 Winner: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi 2011 Winner: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi 2010 Winner: Going Bovine by Libba Bray 2010 Winner: Going Bovine by Libba Bray 2009 Winner: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 2009 Winner: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 2008 Winner: The White Darkness by Geraldine 2008 Winner: The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean McCaughrean 2007 Winner: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen 2007 Winner: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Yang 2006 Winner: Looking for Alaska by John Green 2006 Winner: Looking for Alaska by John Green 2005 Winner: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 2005 Winner: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 2004 Winner: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson 2004 Winner: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson 2003 Winner: Postcards from No Man’s Land by 2003 Winner: Postcards from No Man’s Land by Aidan Chambers Aidan Chambers 2002 Winner: A Step From Heaven by An Na 2002 Winner: A Step From Heaven by An Na 2001 Winner: Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond 2001 Winner: Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond 2000 Winner: Monster by Walter Dean Myers 2000 Winner: Monster by Walter Dean Myers YSO-7929/500/3-14/pp YSO-7929/500/3-14/pp.