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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