Mock Printz Award Workshop
Posted: January 9th, 2009 under Uncategorized. Comments: none
The annual Mock Printz Workshop sponsored by the Nassau Library System and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System was held on Thursday January 8, 2009 at the beautiful Merrick Library.
A group of sixty librarians considered a slate of nine titles as potential candidates for this prestigious honor:
Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Madapple byChristina Meldrum
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Paper Towns by John Green
Presenting convincing defenses were: Margaret Capobianco, Marisa D’Agosto, Lori Ludow, Jan Miller, Laura Panter, Larissa Simonovski, Lorraine Squires, Stephanie Stewart, and Jessica Tymecki.
Lively book discussions were facilitated by Joanne Albano, Jeri Cohen, Kate Monsour, Kelly Rechsteiner , Donna Rosenblum, and Sue Sloan.
The voting was close, but with a run-off ballot the results were:
Printz Winner: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Honor Books: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart and Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Attendees agreed it was an interesting discussion of young adult literature!
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