Four years ago, the urban high school I work at started a book group in partnership with the public library branch in our neighborhood. We have monthly meetings to discuss newly published young adult novels.
The 9th - 12th grade students I am working with this year are a diverse group of enthusiastic readers.
They enjoy reading a wide variety of genres, debating the merits of each month's book group selection, and attending author visits at one of our local independent bookstores.
They are looking forward to participating in our book group's annual Mock Printz workshop.
My Project
Once a year, our book group - The Half Blood Printzes - holds a four hour workshop to discuss outstanding young adult literature. Ten to twelve titles are selected by the school librarian and the youth librarian from our neighborhood public library for participants to read in preparation for attendance.
I want to make sure there are multiple copies of the titles selected for this year's workshop available for students to read at school.
Students always enjoy participating in spirited debate over which young adult novel should be awarded the prestigious Printz Award. This is an award (administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association) that honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit.
Our book group is always eager to find out the real Printz winner (when it is announced at ALA's Midwinter Meeting) to see if it matches our selection!
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