Over the winter, teens in grades 6-12 volunteered to read and review books from a selection of titles that were possible contenders for the Michael Printz Award, an annual award given by the American Library Association for excellence in Young Adult Literature. Participants rated the books on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best) and gave their opinions, both positive and negative. Thanks to all the teens who contributed to the "Someday My Printz Award Will Come" read and review volunteer project.
Titles (listed alphabetically)
13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison
(Reviewed- 2 times; 5 stars)
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
(Reviewed- 2 times; 5 stars)
Ashes by Kathryn Lasky
(Reviewed- 2 times, 4 stars)
Batboy by Mike Lupica
(Reviewed- 3 times, 4 stars)
Countdown by Deborah Wiles
(Reviewed- 1 time, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 3 times, 4 stars)
Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong
(Reviewed- 3 times, 5 stars)
(Reviewed- 1 time, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 4 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 2 times, 5 stars)
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork
(Reviewed- 5 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 3 times, 5 stars)
Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell
(Reviewed- 3 times, 5 stars)
Lucky by Wes Tooke
(Reviewed- 2 times, 4 stars)
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
(Reviewed- 1 time, 5 stars)
Paper Daughter by Jeanette Ingold
(Reviewed- 2 times, 2 stars)
The Rivalry by John Feinstein
(Reviewed- 3 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 3 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 4 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 11 times, 4 stars)
Theodore Boone: kid lawyer by John Grisham
(Reviewed- 5 times, 4 stars)
The Water Seeker by Kimberly Willis Holt
(Reviewed- 3 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 3 times, 4 stars)
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
(Reviewed- 6 times, 4 stars)
(Reviewed- 10 times, 4 stars)
Yummy by Randy DuBurke
(Reviewed- 7 times, 4 stars)
This project was very successful- we received a total of 94 reviews! Out of the 28 titles that were available to read, only two were not chosen at all by the teens participating: Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick and To Come and Go Like Magic by Sharon M. Draper. I'm kind of curious why these two titles weren't chosen by anyone to review, especially because Revolver was chosen as the official runner-up for the actual Printz award. I tried to read Revolver myself and couldn't get through it, so maybe my question for that one is why it won the runner-up prize of the Printz Honor award! Any thoughts on this would be welcome.
"The best thing about this novel is how the realistic aspects intermingle with the fictional components so smoothly." -Staci
"The best thing about this book was also what made it disturbing... how very real the futuristic world seemed." - Megan
The two books that were reviewed most often (and favorably as well) were:
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
"This book was absolutely amazing. There were twists within the plot, with surprises you'd never expect. The suspense keeps your fingers ready to hungrily turn to the next page!"- Raisa
"The best part of the book was its poetic roots. The poems Lennie writes are very beautiful. she leaves them lying around, on random scraps of paper, cups, tree bark, etc, and it makes it seem as though you're walking through her town finding the poetry."- Sarah
You by Charles Benoit
"The best thing about this book is how you feel as if you're actually a high school student facing the same things as Kyle. I liked the book although it ended too quickly." -Kerrin
"I liked how realistic it was... you probably know or knew someone in high school like Kyle or maybe he reminds you a little bit of yourself." - Danielle
"This book doesn't have a "happily ever after." It involves a lot of self-reflecting, putting you in the shoes of Kyle. I personally was led to question a lot of decisions I have made and any book with such power deserves to be recommended."- Brendon
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