Mock Printz 2026 discussion

Here are the official voting rules:

To win, a title must receive five first place votes and must also receive at least five more points than the second place title. If no title meets these criteria on the first ballot, any title receiving no votes is removed from consideration and a period of discussion of remaining titles follows. A second ballot is then conducted. Balloting continues in this fashion until a winner is declared.

Here is how we will vote:
* Pick your top three books. You don't have to read all the books on the list to vote.
* Number your votes-1st Place (title); 2nd Place (title); etc. Your order is important because the higher the placement, the more points it receives. 1st place receives 5 points, 2nd place receives 3 points, 3rd place receives 1 point.
* Voting ends Sunday, January 21st.

Here's the list to choose from. You may only choose from this list.
Landscape with Invisible Hand by MT Anderson
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Release by Patrick Ness
This Impossible Light by Lily Myers
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
The Art of Starving by Sam J Miller
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
Maresi by Maria Turtschananoff
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Saints & Misfits by S. K. Ali
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Vincent and Theo by Deborah Heiligman
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Bang by Barry Lyga

I'll go first.

1. Midnight at the Electric
2. Genuine Fraud
3. The Hate U Give

That was tough

1. A List of Cages
2. Bang
3. Strange the Dreamer

1. A List of Cages
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. The Hate U Give

1. The Hate U Give
2. Long Way Down
3. Turtles All the Way Down

1. Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
2. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
3. Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

1. A List of Cages
2. Eliza and Her Monsters
3. The Hate U Give

1. At the Edge of the Universe
2. Long Way Down
3. Landscape with Invisible Hand

1. The Hate U Give
2. A List of Cages
3. Long Way Down

1. The Hate U Give
2. We Are Okay
3. Saints and Misfits

1. Long Way Down
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. All the Crooked Saints

1. The Hate U give
2. Long Way Down
3. Dear Martin

1. Midnight at the Electric
2. The Hate U Give
3. Long Way Down

1. Midnight at the Electric
2. We Are Okay
3. Long Way Down

1. Midnight at the Electric
2. The Hate U Give
3. Long Way Down

1. Midnight at the Electric
2. The Hate U Give
3. All the Crooked Saints

1. The Hate U Give
2. Long Way Down
3. Genuine Fraud

1. The Hate U Give
2. Vincent and Theo
3. Far From the Tree

1. The Long Way Down
2. Vincent and Theo
3. Midnight at the Electric

1. A List of Cages
2. Strange the Dreamer
3. Bang

1. Strange the Dreamer
2. Long Way Down
3. The Hate U Give

1. The Hate U Give
2. Strange the Dreamer
3. All the Crooked Saints

1. Strange the Dreamer
2. Maresi
3. Long Way Down

1. The Hate U Give
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. Long Way Down

1. the Hate u Give
2. Long Way Down
3. Far From the Tree

1. The Hate U Give
2. Long Way Down
3. Strange the Dreamer

1. The Hate U Give
2. Turtles All the Way Down
3. Genuine Fraud

1. The Hate U Give
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. Turtles All the Way Down

1. The Hate U Give
2. Vincent and THeo
3. Strange the Dreamer

1. The Hate U Give
2. Vincent and Theo
3. Long Way Down

1. The Hate U Give
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. Strange the Dreamer

The Hate U Give
Dear Martin
Far From the Tree

1. Strange the Dreamer
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. Long Way Down

1. The Hate U Give
2. Strange the Dreamer
3. Far From the Tree

1. Hate U Give
2. Midnight at the Electric
3. Landscape with Invisible Hand

1. The Hate You Give
2. Strange the Dreamer
3. Long Way Down

1. Dear Martin
2. The Hate U Give
3. Long Way Down

1. Long Way Down
2. Maresi
3. Strange the Dreamer

Midnight at the Electric
Long Way Down
Bang

1. The Art of Starving
2. The edge of the Universe
3. History is All you left me