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Michael L. Printz Award – Young Adult Winners

Browse Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Michael L. Printz Award history.

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult Cross-year archive

2026

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2026 award year.

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Winner

Legendary Frybread Drive-In

Smith, Cynthia Leitich

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Cope Field

Simpson, T.L.

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

The House No One Sees

King, Adina

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Sisters in the Wind

Boulley, Angeline

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Song of a Blackbird

Van Lieshout, Maria

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2025 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2025

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2025 award year.

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Winner

Brownstone

Teer, Samuel

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2024 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Bright Red Fruit

Elhillo, Safia

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2024 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Compound Fracture

White, Andrew Joseph

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

The Deep Dark

Ostertag, Molly Knox

Standalone · Graphic Novel

Jun-2024 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Road Home

Ogle, Rex

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2024

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2024 award year.

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Winner

The Collectors: Stories

King, A.S.

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2023 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Fire From the Sky

Astot, Moa Backe

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2023 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Gather

Cadow, Kenneth M.

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be

Gibney, Shannon

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2024 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Salt the Water

Iloh, Candice

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2023

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2023 award year.

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Winner

All My Rage

Tahir, Sabaa

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2022 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Icebreaker

Graziadei, A.L.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2022 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Scout's Honor

Anderson, Lily

Standalone · Paranormal Romance

Apr-2022 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

When the Angels Left the Old Country

Lamb, Sacha

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2022 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2022

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2022 award year.

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Winner

Firekeeper's Daughter

Boulley, Angeline

Standalone · Mystery

Mar-2021 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Concrete Rose

Thomas, Angie

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Lo, Malinda

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Starfish

Fipps, Lisa

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2021 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2021

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2021 award year.

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Winner

Everything Sad Is Untrue

Nayeri, Daniel

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Dragon Hoops

Yang, Gene Luen

Standalone · Graphic Novel

Mar-2020 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Every Body Looking

Iloh, Candice

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

We Are Not Free

Chee, Traci

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2020 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2020

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2020 award year.

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Winner

Dig

King, A.S.

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2019 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

The Beast Player

Uehashi, Nahoko

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2018 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Tamaki, Mariko

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2019 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Where the World Ends

McCaughrean, Geraldine

Standalone · General Fiction

Dec-2019 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2019

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2019 award year.

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Winner

The Poet X

Acevedo, Elizabeth

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2018 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Damsel

Arnold, Elana K.

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2018 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

A Heart in a Body in the World

Caletti, Deb

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2018 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

I, Claudia

McCoy, Mary

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2018 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2018

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2018 award year.

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Winner

We Are Okay

LaCour, Nina

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2017 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

The Hate U Give

Thomas, Angie

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2017 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Long Way Down

Reynolds, Jason

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2017 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Strange the Dreamer

Taylor, Laini

Strange the Dreamer Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Apr-2017 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2017

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2017 award year.

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Honor Book

Asking for It

O'Neill, Louise

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2016 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

The Passion of Dolssa

Berry, Julie

Standalone · Historical

Apr-2016 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Scythe

Shusterman, Neal

Arc of a Scythe Series · Book 1 · Action Adventure

Nov-2016 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

The Sun Is Also a Star

Yoon, Nicola

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2016 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2016

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2016 award year.

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Winner

Bone Gap

Ruby, Laura

Fairytale Retellings: Beauty and the Beast Series · Fantasy

Mar-2015 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

Ghosts of Heaven

Sedgwick, Marcus

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jan-2015 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Out of Darkness

Perez, Ashley Hope

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2015 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

2015

Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult results for the 2015 award year.

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Winner

I'll Give You the Sun

Nelson, Jandy

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Sep-2014 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult winner

Honor Book

And We Stay

Hubbard, Jenny

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2014 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

The Carnival at Bray

Foley, Jessie Ann

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2014 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

Grasshopper Jungle

Smith, Andrew

Standalone · Action Adventure

Feb-2014 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

Honor Book

This One Summer

Tamaki, Jillian; Tamaki, Mariko

Standalone · Graphic Novel

May-2014 Michael L. Printz Award Young Adult honor book

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