Michael L. Printz Award

Michael L. Printz Award
Michael L. Printz Award
Awarded for	the year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit"
Country	United States
Presented by	Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association
First awarded	2000
Website	ala.org/yalsa/printz

The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". It is sponsored by Booklist magazine; administered by the ALA's young-adult division, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA); and named for the Topeka, Kansas, school librarian Mike Printz, a long-time active member of YALSA.^[1] Up to four worthy runners-up may be designated Honor Books and three or four have been named every year.

^ "The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association. (ALA). Retrieved 2012-04-20.

[about-1] "The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association. (ALA). Retrieved 2012-04-20.

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