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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1. Dear Martin

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Author:
Stone, Nic
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
HONOR TITLE
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.

2. The hate u give

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Author:
Thomas, Angie
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
2017 WINNER
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
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...