Printz Club Picks (2017)

All books recommended or nominated by Reading Corps/Mock Printz Club. All are published in 2017, and the system has 10 copies

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Book cover for "The hate u give"
Star rating for The hate u give
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
2017 WINNER
Description:
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died. "Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal...
Book cover for "Moxie"
Star rating for Moxie
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Recommended
Description:
In a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme, Viv, sixteen, starts a feminist revolution using anonymously-written zines.
Book cover for "Release"
Star rating for Release
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
Recommended
Description:
Adam Thorn doesn't know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam's life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn't he?) and his best friend, Angela. But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing...
Book cover for "You're welcome, universe"
Star rating for You're welcome, universe
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
Recommended
Description:
When Julia gets kicked out of the Kingston School for the Deaf for putting up an illegal mural, she is moved to a mainstream school in the suburbs where she starts putting up more art, but she soon finds that someone is showing off their skills by addingto her tags.