GrowingUp YA's Printz Award Challenge of 2012
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 (ALA).
This year is going to be different. Instead of plowing aimlessly through my (still) ridiculous stack of unread books, I've decided to challenge myself.
Inspired by a small twist of fate (A very special author event) and my love for a certain Australian writer (No, not you Sarah. Although I love you very much), I decided I would take this year to read every Printz Award winning book. Lucky for my schedule, there are only 12 books on the list which is completely doable. Here they are...
2011: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
2010: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
2008: The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
2006: Looking for Alaska by John Green
2005: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
2004: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
2003: Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers
2002: A Step From Heaven by An Na
2001: Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
*takes deep breath*
I've given myself until December 31st to read them all. I've already read On The Jellicoe Road and Where Things Come Back so, if my mathematical calculations are correct, I only have 10 more books to go. Not so bad, right?
God speed.
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