Award Winners

The Michael L. Printz Award awards an author displaying excellence in literature written for young adults. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association. Stop by the library to check out past Printz Award-winning books. 

The Alex Award awards authors for the best adult books that appeal to a teen audience. The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. Edwards pioneered young adult library services and worked for many years at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. We also have many past Alex Award-winning books in our school library. One of my favorites over the years has been Educated by Tara Westover.