2000

The first Michael L. Printz Award goes to Walter Dean Myers for Monster.

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

Monster

by Walter Dean Myers (HarperCollins Publishers)

"Monster," illustrated by Christopher Myers and published by HarperCollins, tells the suspenseful, emotionally charged story of a 16-year-old arrested for murder.