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Printz Winners (Mock Printz, that is)

The kids at the Bank Street College of Education School for Children have decided which book they think should win the upcoming Printz Award. Forty-Two twelve and thirteen-year olds read, reviewed, discussed and voted on titles from a shortlist of 17 titles and the winner is:

Blood Red Road Moira Young Retail Price: $17.99 Hardcover: 466 pages Publisher: S&S/McElderry – (2011-06-07) ISBN 9781442429987

S&S Audio

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In addition, they chose three honor books:

Between Shades of Gray Ruta Sepetys Retail Price: $17.99 Hardcover: 355 pages Publisher: Penguin/Philomel – (2011-03-22) ISBN 9780399254123

Penguin Audio; Large Print, Thorndike; OverDrive, ebook and audio

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Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 Sally M Walker Retail Price: $18.99 Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Macmillan/Holt (BYR) – (2011-11-22) ISBN / EAN: 0805089454 / 9780805089455

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My Big Mouth: 10 Songs I Wrote That Almost Got Me Killed Peter Hannan Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press – (2011-07-01) ISBN / EAN: 0545162106 / 9780545162104

Following the jump, the rest of the titles from the short list:

Ashes, Ashes Jo Treggiari Retail Price: $17.99 Hardcover: 344 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press – (2011-06-01) ISBN / EAN 9780545255639

Oasis Audio; OverDrive, Audio

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Cleopatra’s Moon Vicky Alvear Shecter Retail Price: $18.99 Hardcover: 355 pages Publisher: Scholastic/Levine – (2011-08-01) ISBN: 9780545221306

Oasis Audio; Audio, OverDrive

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Five 4ths of July Pat Hughes Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 278 pages Publisher: Penguin/Viking Juvenile – (2011-05-12) ISBN / EAN: 0670012076 / 9780670012077

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Fox and Phoenix Beth Bernobich Retail Price: $17.99 Hardcover:  pages Publisher: Penguin/Viking Children’s – (2011-10-13) ISBN : 9780670012787

Audio: RH/Listening Library; OverDrive, eBook and Kindle

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The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles) Mary E. Pearson Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Macmillan/ Holt (BYR) – (2011-08-30) ISBN: 9780805088298

Macmillan Audio

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Girls Don’t Fly Kristen Chandler Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 300 pages Publisher: Penguin/Viking Juvenile – (2011-10-13) ISBN / EAN: 0670013315 / 9780670013319

Audio: RH/Listening Library; OverDrive, ebook and audio

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Jefferson’s Sons Kimberly Bradley Retail Price $17.99 Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin/Dial – (2011-09-15) ISBN: 9780803734999

Audio: RH/Listening Library; OverDrive, ebook and audio

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The Queen of Water Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: RH/Delacorte BYR – (2011-03-08) ISBN / EAN: 0385738978 / 9780385738972

eBook; OverDrive

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Rip Tide (Dark Life, Book 2) Kat Falls Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Scholastic – (2011-08-01) ISBN / EAN: 0545178436 / 9780545178433

Scholastic Audio; OverDrive, audio

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Small Acts of Amazing Courage Gloria Whelan Retail Price: $15.99 Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: S&S/Paula Wiseman Books – (2011-04-19) ISBN / EAN: 1442409312 / 9781442409316

Audio: RH/Listening Library; OverDrive, audio

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Ruby Red (Ruby Red – Trilogy) Kerstin Gier Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Macmillan/Holt (BYR) – (2011-05-10) ISBN : 9780805092523

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Rise of the Wolf: Book 1 (Wereworld) Curtis Jobling Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: Publisher: Penguin/Viking Children’s – (2011-09-20) ISBN: 9780670013302

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The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic Allan Wolf Retail Price: $21.99 Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Candlewick – (2011-10-11) ISBN / EAN: 0763637033 / 9780763637033

Brilliance Audio; OverDrive, Audio

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Words In The Dust Trent Reedy Retail Price: $17.99 Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Scholastic/Levine Books – (2011-01-01) ISBN / EAN: 0545261252 / 9780545261258

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