Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Winners

The Thumbs Up! Award was established in 1986 to recognize the excellence in, and to celebrate the uniqueness of, Young Adult Literature. A committee, ...more

Winners

	Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 61,178 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far Far Away by Tom McNeal 3.87 avg rating — 8,636 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 46,509 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,133,379 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Dash & Lily, #1) by Rachel Cohn 3.75 avg rating — 94,405 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,094 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick 4.21 avg rating — 11,354 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 6,604 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fat Cat by Robin Brande (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,438 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor Book (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hate List by Jennifer Brown really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 62,413 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.33 avg rating — 8,181,775 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 4,913 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rash by Pete Hautman 3.75 avg rating — 3,480 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar 3.85 avg rating — 9,470 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Airborn (Matt Cruse, #1) by Kenneth Oppel (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 25,204 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pirates! by Celia Rees (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 16,269 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America by E.R. Frank 3.94 avg rating — 1,368 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Don't Know Me by David Klass 3.89 avg rating — 9,041 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer 4.01 avg rating — 20,658 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 7,187 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Door Near Here by Heather Quarles 3.98 avg rating — 514 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doing Time by Rob Thomas 3.43 avg rating — 177 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Was by Pete Hautman 4.10 avg rating — 813 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,877 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple 3.57 avg rating — 1,175 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Lemonade (Make Lemonade, #1) by Virginia Euwer Wolff 3.69 avg rating — 10,712 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somewhere in the Darkness by Walter Dean Myers 3.76 avg rating — 1,508 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher 3.81 avg rating — 2,298 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Memphis (Logans, #6) by Mildred D. Taylor 4.24 avg rating — 3,575 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phoenix Rising: Or How to Survive Your Life by Cynthia D. Grant 4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars