Printz Award

Michael L. Printz Award

The Michael L. Printz Award

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The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the 91´«Ã½. Learn more about Michael Printz via this from cjonline.com.

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The cover of the book "The Collectors: Stories," features various eclectic items such as a skull, a moth, and a carved head. Author names and "Stories edited by A.S. King" are displayed prominently.

2024 Michael L. Printz Award Winner: THE COLLECTORS

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“The Collectors: Stories,” edited by A.S. King, written by the author and nine others and published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, won the 2024 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. It is the first anthology to win the award.

A.S. King challenged nine of her favorite YA writers to produce stories about collections and collectors, tossing out conventions. In addition to King herself, contributors to the anthology included M.T. Anderson, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay and Jenny Torres Sanchez.

2024 Michael L. Printz Honor Books

2024 Michael L. Printz Committee

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Chair Courtney Waters, Missouri River Regional Library, Jefferson City, Missouri; Heather Love Beverley, Cook Memorial Public Library District, Libertyville, Illinois; Leanna Chappell, Swanton Public Library, Ohio; Jamie M. Gregory, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville, South Carolina; Abby Harrison, Greenhill School, Dallas; Alicia Kalan, The Northwest School, Seattle; Maryanne Olson, Queens Public Library, Glendale, New York; Cathy Outten, California State University, Long Beach; and Becky Reiser, REACH Prep, Stamford, Connecticut (with Emily Mazzoni, committee administrative assistant).

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