The 2008 Mock Printz Workshop was held on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at the West Babylon Public Library. The winner was The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and the honor book was Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks.

The 12 books vying for top spot were:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Laika by Nick Abadzis
Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks
New Policeman by Kate Thompson
Rat Life by Tedd Arnold
Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey
Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd
Tamar by Mal Peet
Touching Snow by M. Sindy Felin
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Your Own, Sylvia by Stephanie Hemphill

 

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)

2007 Book Defenders

2007 Group Discussion Leaders