Printz Book Evaluation Results

Thank you to all the teens who participated in the Printz Award Book Evaluation Project!  From December 2009 until March 2010, teens in grades 6-12 have been reading books from our list of award nominees and then filling out in-depth evaluation sheets for each book.   We received 33 evaluations- here are the results:

Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli (2 out of 2 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Carlos is Gonna Get it by Kevin Emerson (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)

Charles and Emma: the Darwin's Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman (1 out of 1 thought it WAS NOT worthy of an award)
Cricket Man by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Fire by Kristen Cashore (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Going Bovine by Libba Bray (2 out of 2 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1 of 1 thought it WAS NOT worthy of an award)
If I Stay by Gayle Forman (4 of 4 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Jolted by Arthur Slade (2 of 3 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Jumped by Rita Williams (1 of 1 thought it WAS NOT worthy of an award)
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Riot by Walter Dean Myers (1 out of 1 thought it WAS NOT wothy of an award)
The Roar by Emma Clayton (2 out of 2 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
Tropical Secrets by Margarita Engle (2 out of 3 thought it WAS NOT worthy of an award)
The Unnameables by Ellen Booraem (1 out of 1 thought it WAS worthy of an award)
When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (1 out of 1 thought it WAS NOT worthy of an award)
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (2 out of 2 thought it WAS worthy of an award)

If you're interested in seeing the more in-depth answers on a particular title, just ask me and I'd be happy to share it with you!  And if there's anyone who submitted a book evaluation and hasn't gotten credit for it in their community service binder sheet, please see me... I have 3 nameless papers that need to be claimed!!