Four 2009 Honor Books were selected along with the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature winner this year. The
Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award that honors young adult (YA) books published in the previous calendar year. The Young Adult Library Services Association defines the age range 12-18 years old as "young adult."
The 2009 Michael L. Printz Award Winner
The 2009 Michael L. Printz Award for
Excellence in Young Adult Literature winner is
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, which was published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
"Haunted by the past, Taylor Markham reluctantly leads the students of the Jellicoe School in their secret territory wars against the Townies and the Cadets. Marchetta’s lyrical writing evokes the Australian landscape in a suspenseful tale of raw emotion, romance, humor and tragedy….'This roller coaster ride of a novel grabs you from the first sentence and doesn’t let go. You may not be sure where the ride will take you, but every detail—from the complexities of the dual narrative to the pangs of first love—is pitch perfect,’ said Printz Award Committee Chair Mary Arnold." (ALA news release)
ISBN: 9780061431838 (
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2009 Michael L. Printz Honor Books
The descriptions of each of the 2009 Printz Honor Books comes from the ALA news release cited above.
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves, by M.T. Anderson, published by Candlewick Press.
“Caught in the crossfire of the American Revolution, escaped slave Octavian joins the British army in hopes of finally securing his own freedom.” ISBN: 9780763629502 (Compare prices.)
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart, published by Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group. “Can the old-boy network at her elite boarding school survive the mal-doings of Frankie Landau-Banks?” ISBN: 9780786838189 (Compare prices.)
- Nation, by Terry Pratchett, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers. “Pratchett’s trademark humor leavens this epic tale of ravaged islands, shipwrecked nobles and survival.” ISBN: 9780061433016 (Compare prices.)
- Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc. “In utterly original language, Lanagan re-imagines ‘Snow White and Rose Red’ and explores the brutality and beauty of life.” ISBN: 9780375848117 (Compare prices.)
