The Winner!!!

The Michael L. Printz award is given by the American Library Association each year to the most excellent teen fiction book. The winner this year is "Looking for Alaska" by John Green:

"Tired of his boring existence, 16-year-old Miles “Pudge” Halter heads off to seek his Great Perhaps at an Alabama boarding school, where new-found freedom, guilty pleasures and an enigmatic girl named Alaska hurl him into life. First-time author John Green writes with intimacy, humor, and insight about a world where intense friendship can lead to devastating loss"(Michael Cart)

Fast-moving, sad and funny at the same time, well-written-you can really imagine yourself living in hot, humid Alabama. Pudge is very likable, and you'll love the "Colonel"! Read it.