Which book will win the gold? Will there be honor books? This is the place to speculate wildly about books we think are likely to be under consideration for the YALSA‘s annual Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.

Primary contributors are Karyn Silverman, Sarah Couri, and Joy Piedmont, with much assistance from other thoughtful readers.

Opinions stated here do not reflect the attitudes or opinions of SLJ, LREI, NYPL, YALSA or any other institutions with which the authors are affiliated. This blog is not affiliated with nor reflective of the views of YALSA‘s Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, also known as the RealPrintz, whose winner will be announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting Youth Media Awards.