Michael L. Printz Award

Michael L. Printz Award
Awarded forthe year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit"
CountryUnited States
Presented byYoung Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association
First awarded2000
Websiteala.org/yalsa/printz

The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". It is sponsored by Booklist magazine; administered by the ALA's young-adult division, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA); and named for the Topeka, Kansas, school librarian Mike Printz, a long-time active member of YALSA.[1] Up to four worthy runners-up may be designated Honor Books and three or four have been named every year.