From: Yeh, Phoebe <Phoebe.Yeh>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 14:35:57 -0500

Marc!

Thanks so much for emphasizing this very important point about what the Printz really stands for. Sadly I think it becomes so easy for us to get bogged down by questions about "appeal" and age "appropriateness."

PY
 Message----From: Marc Aronson [mailto:75664.3110 at compuserve.com] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 9:00 AM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: Michael L. Printz Award: Question


I'm sure the members of the committee can answer this for themselves, but I also discussed it in some detail in an article in the 1/15 issue of Booklist. The Printz is a prize for literary distinction. It is not a prize for popularity, morality, role models, teen appeal etc. As I said in the piece, a book for teenagers may be distinguished even if it takes a distinguished teenager to read it.

Marc Aronson

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