Michael L. Printz Award Winners

The Michael L. Printz Award honors the best book written for teens. These are YA novels at the highest level of literary craft — the books that make teenagers feel taken seriously as readers.

14 books

Cover of Monster
Monster
Walter Dean Myers
Ages 10–14
Cover of The First Part Last
The First Part Last #1
The First Part Last
Angela Johnson
Ages 12–18
Cover of Snot Collectors and Spider Ladders and Other Bonkers Inventions
Snot Collectors and Spider Ladders and Other Bonkers Inventions
Mike Goldsmith
Ages 4–11
Cover of The White Darkness
The White Darkness
Geraldine McCaughrean
Ages 10–14
Cover of All My Rage
All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir
Ages 12–18
Cover of Ship Breaker
Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi
Ages 10–14
Cover of How I Live Now
How I Live Now
Meg Rosoff
Ages 12–16
Cover of Postcards From No Man's Land
Postcards From No Man's Land
Aidan Chambers
Ages 12–18
Cover of Going Bovine
Going Bovine
Libba Bray
Ages 10–14
Cover of Where Things Come Back
Where Things Come Back
John Corey Whaley
Ages 12–18
Cover of Jellicoe Road
Jellicoe Road
Melina Marchetta
Ages 10–14
Cover of Kit's Wilderness
Kit's Wilderness
David Almond
Ages 12–16
Cover of Firekeeper's Daughter
Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley
Ages 12–18
Cover of The Poet X
The Poet X #1
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
Ages 12–18