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• List: Michael L. Printz Award
• Award year: 2020

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  The Beast Player

  By Nahoko Uehashi, Cathy Hirano (Translator)

  Orphaned Elin learns to use her ability to communicate with animals as she navigates through political unrest. The beauty and power of the natural world are at the heart of this captivating, nimbly translated Japanese fantasy.

  • Fiction
  • Michael L. Printz Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781250233264
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  Dig

  By King

  Five teenagers' disparate lives weave together, unveiling long-buried secrets within a complex shared history. King's surrealistic narrative confronts themes of white privilege and its dark legacies.

  • Fiction
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Michael L. Printz Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781101994931
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  Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

  By Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (Illustrator)

  Freddy is enamored with the magnetic Laura Dean, but their on-again, off-again relationship is far from healthy. Through soft-hued illustrations and cinematic scope, this graphic novel captures the intoxication of teenage love and the search for identity.

  • Graphic Novel
  • Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2020, Michael L. Printz Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781626722590
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  Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir

  By Nikki Grimes

  Grimes' verse memoir traces her development through a tumultuous childhood as she finds her voice as a powerful storyteller. Themes of family, belonging, and identity combine to tell a story of faith and resilience.

  • Nonfiction
  • Michael L. Printz Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781629798813
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  Where the World Ends

  By Geraldine McCaughrean

  In 1727, a group of men and boys from St. Kilda sail to a remote sea stack on a fowling trip, only to find themselves stranded. McCaughrean's exceptional tale evokes the harsh beauty of its setting and the warm humor of its characters.

  • Historical Fiction
  • Michael L. Printz Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781250225498