Michael L. Printz Awards

The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature is named for a Topeka, Kan., school librarian. He was actively involved in promoting literature for young adults for many years.

The 2008 winner was The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by HarperTeen.

Click here for a list of previous winners and honor books. The winner can be a book of fiction, non-fiction, poetry or an anthology.

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