From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:35:45 -0600

What a rich Newbery discussion over the past week! I'm sure there many of us are still thinking and reflecting on much of what has been observed and asked. Thank you to all who contributed.

Today we turn our attention to the 2006 Printz Award winner and honor books, which are chosen in recognition of literary excellence in literature for young adults (defined by the Young Adult Library Services Association as ages 12 through 18).

For more information on the Printz Award, including terms and criteria, go to:

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz,_Michael_L__Award.htm



As for the 2006 Printz titles, they are:

Winner: Looking for Alaska by John Green. Dutton, 2005

Honor Books

Black Juice by Margo Lanagan. Eos / HarperCollins, 2005 I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak. U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005 John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge. Viking, 2005 A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. Houghton Mifflin, 2005


As is so often the case, each of these books could each lend themselves to a week of discussion. But we have a week to consider all five. Let's begin!

Megan



Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706

ph: 608-262-9503 fax: 608-262-4933

schliesman at education.wisc.edu www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
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