Printz Award winners & Honor books
Literary excellence in young adult books.
Included: Winners and Honor books, 2016–2025
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47 books
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BrownstoneSamuel Teer
Bright Red FruitSafia Elhillo
Compound FractureAndrew Joseph White
The Deep DarkMolly Knox Ostertag
Road HomeRex Ogle
The Collectors: StoriesA.S. King
Fire from the SkyMoa Backe Åstot
2024 · Young Adult · Honor
Fire from the Sky
By Moa Backe Åstot
Translated by Eva Apelqvist
Buy on AmazonGatherKenneth M. Cadow
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial AdoptionShannon Gibney
2024 · Young Adult · Honor
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption
By Shannon Gibney
Buy on AmazonSalt the WaterCandice Iloh
All My RageSabaa Tahir
IcebreakerA.L. Graziadei
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal SexualityEliot Schrefer
2023 · Young Adult · Honor
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
By Eliot Schrefer
Buy on AmazonScout's HonorLily Anderson
When the Angels Left the Old CountrySacha Lamb
Firekeeper's DaughterAngeline Boulley
Concrete RoseAngie Thomas
Last Night at the Telegraph ClubMalinda Lo
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the PeopleKekla Magoon
2022 · Young Adult · Honor
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
By Kekla Magoon
Buy on AmazonStarfishLisa Fipps
Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story)Daniel Nayeri
Apple (Skin to the Core)Eric Gansworth
Dragon HoopsGene Luen Yang
Every Body LookingCandice Iloh
We Are Not FreeTraci Chee
DigA.S. King
The Beast PlayerNahoko Uehashi
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with MeMariko Tamaki
2020 · Young Adult · Honor
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
By Mariko Tamaki
Illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Buy on AmazonOrdinary Hazards: A MemoirNikki Grimes
Where the World EndsGeraldine McCaughrean
The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo
DamselElana K. Arnold
A Heart in a Body in the WorldDeb Caletti
I, ClaudiaMary McCoy
We Are OkayNina LaCour
Long Way DownJason Reynolds
The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas
Strange the DreamerLaini Taylor
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh BrothersDeborah Heiligman
March: Book ThreeJohn Lewis and Andrew Aydin
2017 · Young Adult · Winner
March: Book Three
By John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
Illustrated by Nate Powell
Buy on AmazonAsking for ItLouise O’Neill
The Passion of DolssaJulie Berry
ScytheNeal Shusterman
The Sun is Also a StarNicola Yoon
Bone GapLaura Ruby
The Ghosts of HeavenMarcus Sedgwick
Out of DarknessAshley Hope Pérez
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Lists and sources
Browse the included records below. Award years refer to the award, not the publication date.
Michael L. Printz Award
- Bone Gap — Laura Ruby (2016) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- The Ghosts of Heaven — Marcus Sedgwick (2016) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Out of Darkness — Ashley Hope Pérez (2016) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- March: Book Three — John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (2017) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Asking for It — Louise O’Neill (2017) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Passion of Dolssa — Julie Berry (2017) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Scythe — Neal Shusterman (2017) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Sun is Also a Star — Nicola Yoon (2017) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- We Are Okay — Nina LaCour (2018) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Long Way Down — Jason Reynolds (2018) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Hate U Give — Angie Thomas (2018) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Strange the Dreamer — Laini Taylor (2018) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers — Deborah Heiligman (2018) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Poet X — Elizabeth Acevedo (2019) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Damsel — Elana K. Arnold (2019) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- A Heart in a Body in the World — Deb Caletti (2019) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- I, Claudia — Mary McCoy (2019) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Dig — A.S. King (2020) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- The Beast Player — Nahoko Uehashi (2020) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me — Mariko Tamaki (2020) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir — Nikki Grimes (2020) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Where the World Ends — Geraldine McCaughrean (2020) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story) — Daniel Nayeri (2021) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Apple (Skin to the Core) — Eric Gansworth (2021) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Dragon Hoops — Gene Luen Yang (2021) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Every Body Looking — Candice Iloh (2021) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- We Are Not Free — Traci Chee (2021) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Firekeeper's Daughter — Angeline Boulley (2022) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Concrete Rose — Angie Thomas (2022) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club — Malinda Lo (2022) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People — Kekla Magoon (2022) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Starfish — Lisa Fipps (2022) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- All My Rage — Sabaa Tahir (2023) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Icebreaker — A.L. Graziadei (2023) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality — Eliot Schrefer (2023) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Scout's Honor — Lily Anderson (2023) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- When the Angels Left the Old Country — Sacha Lamb (2023) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Collectors: Stories — A.S. King (2024) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Fire from the Sky — Moa Backe Åstot (2024) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Gather — Kenneth M. Cadow (2024) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption — Shannon Gibney (2024) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Salt the Water — Candice Iloh (2024) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Brownstone — Samuel Teer (2025) · Young Adult · winner · Source
- Bright Red Fruit — Safia Elhillo (2025) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Compound Fracture — Andrew Joseph White (2025) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- The Deep Dark — Molly Knox Ostertag (2025) · Young Adult · honor · Source
- Road Home — Rex Ogle (2025) · Young Adult · honor · Source