Printz Project

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, by Gary D. Schmidt

February 20, 2012

So, I finished this book the other day. And I’m still recovering from the punches in the gut. And yet, I’ve come away with the impression, nay conviction, that this was a beautiful book. Darn that Gary D. Schmidt. Oh yeah. This one won both a Newbery AND a Printz honor. Crazy. So, Turner Ernest [...]

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Why We Broke Up, by Daniel Handler

February 6, 2012

Daniel Handler, of Lemony Snicket fame, wrote this book. And wrote it well. So well that it just won a 2012 Printz Award honor. Min and Ed broke up. Now Min is delivering to him a box full of the paraphernalia of their relationship. Mementos, ticket stubs, etc. All of the things that we keep [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 1, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. This, in particular, is an excellent crop of books. Enjoy. Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: I really enjoyed this book, but as [...]

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2012 ALA Youth Media Award Winners

January 23, 2012

And the 2012 John Newbery Medal goes to: Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos And the 2012 Michael L. Printz Award goes to: Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley (I’ve already updated the Printz Project with the winner and honor books. Head on over to check it out.) And the 2012 Caldecott [...]

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2011 ALA Youth Media Award Winners

January 10, 2011

And the 2011 John Newbery Medal goes to: Moon Over Manifest, by Clare Vanderpool And the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award goes to: Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi (I’ve already updated the Printz Project with the winner and honor books. Head on over to check it out.) And the 2011 Caldecott Medal goes to: A [...]

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The First Part Last, by Angela Johnson

June 25, 2010

Title: The First Part Last Author: Angela Johnson Pages: 132 Originally Published: 2003 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Simon Pulse Rating: ____________________________ I’m checking these Printz Award winners off of my list! My goal is to read them all – and thereby complete the Printz Project – by the end of the year. This one [...]

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Pimping the Printz Project

June 23, 2010

Okay, it’s time to throw a little reminder out there to the blogosphere about the lovely perpetual challenge to read each of the eleven books (so far) that have won the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Printz Award is a relatively new award that goes along with the Caldecott [...]

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A Step from Heaven, by An Na

June 22, 2010

Title: A Step from Heaven Author: An Na Pages: 160 Originally Published: 2001 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Speak Rating: ____________________________ Check another one off of my Printz Project list! A Step from Heaven won the Printz Award in 2002. Young Ju and her family come to America from Korea when she is four. The [...]

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