From: Kathleen T. Horning <horning>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:16:07 -0500

Today we begin our discussion of the 2009 Michael Printz Award books. The books we'll be discussing are:

Winner: "Jellicoe Road" by Melina Marchetta (HarperTeeen)

Honor Books:
"Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M. T. Anderson (Candlewick)
"Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks" by E. Lockhart (Hyperion)
"Nation" by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins)
"Tender Morsels" by Margo Lanagan (Knopf)

You can find more info about the Printz Award here: www.ala.org/yalsa/printz <http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz>

Please tell us what you think of this year's winner and honor books.

KT

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Kathleen T. Horning
Director
Cooperative Children's Book Center
4290 Helen C. White Hall
600 N. Park St
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-3721
FAX: 608-262-4933
horning at education.wisc.edu
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/

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