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November 9, 2006
THE PRINTZ AWARD 2001
Back in September I wrote about revisiting the Printz Award winners and honor books. Well, I am up to year 2 or 2001. That year the announcement was made on January 15, 2001 and the winner was KIT'S WILDERNESS by David Almond. If you check the first Printz winner, you will see David Almond's SKELLIG was a honor book. "Kit's Wilderness," tells the tale of Kit Watson who returns with his family to the Northern English coal mining town where generations of his family have worked and died. One wonders, if this book reflects on childhood memories, since David Almond grew up in a mining community in northeastern England. This title is recommended for both middle and high school students.
FOUR HONOR BOOKS WERE NAMED FOR 2001.
MANY STONES, by Carolyn Coman, follows Berry's travels with her estranged father to South Africa, where her sister was murdered while volunteering. Berry learns emotional acceptance of Laura's death from a people whose own journey to reconciliation is painful, yet ultimately healing.
When high school outcast Chris Creed disappears, in THE BODY OF CHRISTOPHER CREED, by Carol Plum-Ucci, his popular classmate Victor "Torey" Adams embarks on a mission to decipher Creed's last cryptic email message and to learn the truth about both Chris and himself.
ANGUS THONGS AND FULL FRONTAL SNOGGLING by Louise Rennison is the "fabbity fab fab" journal of British 14-year-old Georgia Nicolson who is struggling through the embarrassments of her family, the misadventures of her friends, and her spirited efforts to claim the attentions of "Gorgey Hunk" Robbie.
In STUCK IN NEUTRAL, by Terry Trueman the good news is that despite his severe cerebral palsy, Shawn's life is rich and filled with the joys of BBQ potato chips, television, and incredible dreams. The bad news? His father may be trying to kill him. Through the voice of Shawn, Trueman takes the reader to a new place: inside the mind of a joyful spirit trapped in an uncontrollable body.
These honor titles are recommended for grades 8 and up.
Submitted by Mrs. Jackson
Head of Adult Services
Posted by fjacksonem at November 9, 2006 3:31 PM