The 2009 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature was announced yesterday:



Winner

• Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta

Honor Books

• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson
• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
• Nation by Terry Pratchett
• Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

Looking for something new to read, watch, or listen to? Take a look at our list of new teen materials purchased in the month of December. We have two lists:

• New Books for Teens.
• New Audio Visual for Teens: includes books on CD and DVDs.

We post a list of new items at the beginning of each month, so check back for more reading suggestions.

The National Book Awards for Young People's Literature were recently announced. The winner is What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell. The following books were also finalists for the award:

• Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
• The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E.Lockhart
• The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp