Michael L. Printz Award is given annually to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Reference and Information Services Staff, 2/07
Kit's wilderness(2000)Winner
Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past.
Many stones(2000)Honor
After her sister Laura is murdered in South Africa, Berry and her estranged father travel there to participate in the dedication of a memorial in her name.
The body of Christopher Creed(2000)Honor
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.
Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging : confessions of Georgia Nicolson(2000)Honor
Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
Stuck in neutral(2000)Honor
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.