Mock Printz 2026 discussion

What book will take the Printz? What books will take the honor? List your five top contenders in the comments. I'll compile the books for a final poll before the actual winners are revealed on Jan. 27!

Eleanor and Park
Winger
What the Heart Knows
The Beginning of Everything
Fangirl

Winger
More Than This
Forgive Me Leonard Peacock
Out of the Easy (Just finished an hour ago -- so good!)
Eleanor and Park

Midwinterblood
Far Far Away
Forgive Me Leonard Peacock
Eleanor and Park
The Summer Prince

September Girls
All the Truth That's in Me
Eleanor and Park
Rose Under Fire
Midwinterblood

The 5th Wave
Fangirl
Eleanor and Park
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
More Than This

Winger
Eleanor and Park
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Midwinterblood
Out of the Easy

Boxers & Saints
Midwinterblood
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
More Than This
Teeth
Eleanor & Park

Reality Boy
Eleanor and Park
Coaltown Jesus
some book no ones ever heard of....

Winger
Eleanor & Park
Out of the Easy

More Than This by Patrick Ness
Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang
Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgwick
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
March book one by John Lewis

Boxers & Saints
Maggot Moon
More Than This
Far Far Away
Midwinterblood

Boxers & Saints
Midwinterblood
Midnight Dress
Out of the Easy
Winger

Quintana of Charyn (The Lumatere Chronicles)
Far Far Away
Fangirl
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Reality Boy

(never got a chance to read More Than This...)

Winger
Reality Boy
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Eleanor and Park

My top 5

THE SUMMER PRINCE
ELEANOR AND PARK
OUT OF THE EASY
BOXERS AND SAINTS
FAR FAR AWAY

Mortal Fire
Eleanor and Park
The Dream Thieves
Boxers & Saints
Rose Under Fire

Eleanor & Park
Hostage Three
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
More Than This
All The Truth That's in Me

Boxers and Saints
Midwinterblood
More Than This
Winger
17 & Gone

Reality Boy
Winger
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand
Two boys kissing

Eleanor & Park and Fangirl are the only two frontrunners I've read so far, and they're both magnificent. I'm requesting a bunch of the rest from the library now so I can have opinions soon!

Eleanor & Park
Fangirl
Far, Far Away
Midwinterblood
Out of the Easy

Don't forget to vote in the poll!

Eleanor and Park
More Than This
Two Boys Kissing
Forgive Me Leonard Peacock
Winger

Eleanor and Park
All the Truth That's In Me
Far Far Away
Boxers and Saints
Rose Under Fire

Eleanor & Park
All the Truth That's in Me
Out of the Easy
If You Find Me
Fangirl

Far Far Away
Eleanor and Park
Boxers and Saints
Midwinterblood
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Far Far Away
All the Truth That's In Me
More Than This
Boxers and Saints
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Far Far Away
Two Boys Kissing
Fangirl
Boxers/Saints
Dream Thieves