Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults.
2012 Printz Winner
Where Things Come Back written by John Corey Whaley.
Printz Honor Books
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
The Returning by Christine Hinwood
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences.
Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin
In Zanesville by Jo Ann Beard
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
The New Kids : Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens by Brooke Hauser
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Robopocalypse : a novel by Daniel H. Wilson
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt : A Novel in Pictures by Caroline Preston
The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo
For a complete list of all other winners go to http://www.ala.org/alsc/2012-alsc-book-and-media-award-winners.
