The Printz Award is an annual award given to a book that exemplifies excellence in Young Adult literature. Each year, librarians from Suffolk and Nassau County gather to hold their own Mock Printz Workshop to determine the most outstanding book of the year. This event is sponsored by the Suffolk Cooperative Library System and Nassau Library System.

On January 8, 2010, librarians gathered at the South Huntington Public Library to present thoughtful defenses and discuss the literary merits of 9 books nominated for the 2010 Mock Printz Award. After much deliberation, here are the results:

Winner: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Honor: Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

Other nominated titles:
Charles and Emma: the Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
The Eternal Smile: Three Stories by Gene Luen Yang & Derek Kirk
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Jumped by Rita William-Garcia
Riot by Walter Dean Myers

Visit Barbara Moon's SCLS Teen Services blog for further information.

2009 Mock Printz Workshop Results

Winner: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Honor Books: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart and Graceling by Kristin Cashore

2008 Mock Printz Workshop Results

Winner: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Honors: Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks

2007 Mock Printz Workshop Results

Winner: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Honors: Sold by Patricia McCormick and The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
Check out some other "Titles Not Included But Worth Knowing." (PDF)