End Your YA Reading Slump: The Teacher's Printz Reader Challenge

In a reading slump? Looking for a little extra motivation? Not sure what to read next?

Join us in the Teacher's Printz Reader Challenge!


Calling all teachers and school staff! Join my building and some of my favorite teachers in the Printz Reader Challenge! It's a perfect option for ELA teachers, librarians, or anyone that enjoys reading YA - bonus if you also work with the target audience for YA - teenagers!

The challenge is super simple: 

  1. Print off a copy of the challenge badge. If you have a button maker, turn it into a button. Here's a PDF of printable badges, and a link to the original Canva template.
  2. Read the 5 young adult books that won the Printz Award or were designated Printz Honor books: All my Rage by Sabba Tahir, Icebreaker by A. L. Graziadei, Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer and Jules Zuckerberg, When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb, and Scout's Honor by Lily Anderson. Your goal? Finish before your school year ends.
  3. Every time you finish a book, award yourself a sticker - use it to cover up one of the 5 stars on your badge.
  4. Optional: Interact with the #booktok reviews on @bee_in_the_library on TikTok to share your thoughts about each book, or leave comments on this blog post. 
Unfamiliar with the Printz Award? It's a literary award given out each year by the American Library Association to honor the best book written for young adults. The award was named after Michael L. Printz, a school librarian in Topeka, Kansas, who was known for his passion for books and for encouraging teenagers to read.

Winning the Printz Award is a big deal for authors and publishers because it's one of the most prestigious awards in young adult literature- it's on par with awards like the Newbery and Caldecott Medals. The committee that chooses the winner considers a variety of factors, such as the quality of the writing, the originality of the story, and the book's overall contribution to the world of literature.

Some of my favorite young adult books have won the Printz Award over the years, including Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley ('22), The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo ('19), and I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson ('15), so I'm excited to read these newest honorees.

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