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Join a statewide conversation about the year’s best books for teens! The downtown Klamath County Library will be hosting a watch party for the live online Mock Printz Awards on Saturday, January 14th from noon to 4:30 pm.
We’ll be connecting via livestream with similar groups of teens at schools and libraries all over the state, discussing and debating which of the eight nominees will win the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature from the American Library Association! The nominees are:
- Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
- I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
- Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer
- Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas
- All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
- The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
- High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
- A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
We encourage participants in the Mock Printz Awards to read as many of the books above as you can before the event! Email David at dlev@klamathlibrary.org if you need help tracking down a copy.
Registration is required so we know how much food to order for lunch! Visit klamathlibrary.org/mockprintz, stop by the Youth Services desk, call 541-882-8894 or email David above to sign up and for more information.
The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature.
The award's namesake was a school librarian in Topeka, Kansas, and a marketing consultant for Econo-Clad, as well as an active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. He had a passion for books and reading. He also appreciated the authors who wrote books for young adults and demonstrated this by initiating an author-in-residence program at his high school. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.