Printz Awards Ceremony
Marcus Sedgwick I started my conference Friday evening at the Michael L. Printz Awards presentation where I had the opportunity to meet an author I have followed since 2006, when I happened to pick up "The Book of Dead Days" while on vacation in Hawaii. I enjoyed his plots, pacing, and sense of humor. Marcus Sedgwick traveled from England with his family to accept the Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature for his book, "Midwinter Blood", and his sense of humor was in abundance. His acceptance speech told in same format as the book, in seven short chapters, and was insightful and entertaining. I hope his speech will be printed somewhere eventually because there were some comments he made I would like to revisit. For example, he said that this particular book was a risk, alluding to the fact that it will offend some readers. But, he said that you need to write a story that you like yourself so that you are ensured that at least one person likes the story. Again, this demonstrates his sense of humor, but he also makes a good point. What if he hadn't taken that risk?
To read an interview with the author click on the first link. To read more about the event check out American Libraries' "The Scoop" with the second link.
To read an interview with the author click on the first link. To read more about the event check out American Libraries' "The Scoop" with the second link.
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