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Wanna know what we’re planning to write about this year?
We looked at that super long list (which grew longer as others tossed more titles in) and we thought about it. And you know, a lot of those books are great reads, but they aren’t really worth in-depth discussion. So we’ve narrowed it down. A LOT. Below, we’ve got a list assembled from multiple star books, buzzy books, and new books by old winners, cross-referenced against our own reading*. This is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive — we absolutely assume there will be other books that come bubbling up as we keep reading, and really, we’re not entirely sure all of these are serious contenders. We are sure that we want to talk about these books, because they are meaty and ripe for discussion.
(DISCLAIMER: it’s actually possible, though not totally plausible, that NONE of these books are serious contenders for the RealCommittee. Because secret. But it’s likely that these are on their list too, for the same kinds of reasons they are on ours, and that’s why we are using these books to model the depth of discussion.)
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(*Yes, this means some books are not on this list not because they aren’t great for discussion but because none of us have read them yet. If there’s a book here your strongly support as a potential Printz (Real or Pyrite**), or especially if there’s a book not here you strongly support, and you want to write about it, let us know and we’d love to arrange that.)
We’ve read other books too, and we’ll probably end up talking about some of those books in addition to the ones below. But if you wanted a reading list of well written books you can discuss for hours, this is it. Or at least one such list. Or at least the start of one such list.
Whew!
The list:
17 & Gone, Nova Ren Suma
Black Helicopters, Blythe Woolston
Boxers and Saints, Gene Luen Yang
Charm & Strange, Stephanie Kuehn
Chasing Shadows, Swati Avasthi
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Holly Black
A Corner of White, Jaclyn Moriarty
The Different Girl, Gordon Dahlquist
Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell
Far, Far Away, Tom McNeal
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, Matthew Quick
The Kingdom of Little Wounds, Susann Cokal
The Lucy Variations, Sara Zarr
Maggot Moon, Sally Gardner
The Midnight Dress, Karen Foxlee
Midwinterblood, Marcus Sedgwick
A Moment Comes, Jennifer Bradbury
More Than This, Patrick Ness
Mortal Fire, Elizabeth Knox
Paper Valentine, Brenna Yovanoff
Picture Me Gone, Meg Rosoff
Relish, Lucy Knisley
Rose Under Fire, Elizabeth Wein
September Girls, Bennett Madison
Sorrow’s Knot, Erin Bow
The Summer Prince, Alaya Dawn Johnson
The Waking Dark, Robin Wasserman
Wild Awake, Hilary T. Smith
Winger, Andrew Smith
Yellowcake, Margo Lanagan
(Yes, we realize there is no nonfiction, other than Relish, which is a memoir. This year it seems it’s pretty slim pickings, but if we’ve missed something please speak up.)
**The Pyrite Printz, or Pyrite, is the Someday My Printz Will Come mock Printz deliberation, and should not in any way be confused with YALSA’s Michael L. Printz Award, often referred to here as the RealPrintz or Printz. Our predictions, conversations, and speculation about potential RealPrintz contenders and winners reflect only our own best guesses and are not affiliated with YALSA or the RealPrintz committee. You probably figured that out on your own, but we like to make it clear!
Filed under: Books to look for, Contenders
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