Children's Literature

Learn how to find children's literature, including award winners.

Library Research Guide

American Library Association Award

Awarded annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Assocation, the Michael L. Printz Award honors the best book written for teens in the previous year. There are also honor books named every year in addition to the award winner.

2024 Winner and Honor Books

The Collectors: Stories (Award Winner) by A. S. King (Editor); M. T. Anderson; E. E. Charlton-Trujillo; David Levithan; Cory McCarthy; Anna-Marie McLemore; G. Neri; Jason Reynolds; Randy Ribay; Jenny Torres Sanchez
ISBN: 9780593620281
Publication Date: 2023
Fire from the Sky (Honor Book) by Moa Backe Astot; Eva Apelqvist (Translator)
ISBN: 9781646142484
Publication Date: 2023
Gather (Honor Book) by Kenneth M. Cadow
ISBN: 9781536231113
Publication Date: 2023
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be (Honor Book) by Shannon Gibney
ISBN: 9780593112014
Publication Date: 2024
Salt the Water (Honor Book) by Candice Iloh
ISBN: 9780593529317
Publication Date: 2023

For a complete list of previous winners and honor books (2000-2023), please see the award page. Check Search It to see if we have a specific title.