MLA YOUPER (Young Person) AWARD
The YouPer (Young Person) Award recognizes and promotes quality literature for youth in chapter book format. This award was given for the first time in 2014 by the Michigan Library Association. The award is given annually to one chapter book originally published in English during the calendar year that has captured the attention of the youth librarians throughout the State of Michigan for its ability to communicate through literature to an intended audience. YouPer Award Guidelines (pdf)
2025 YouPer (Young Person) Award
The YouPer (Young Person) Award recognizes and promotes quality literature for youth in chapter book format. First given in 2014, the award is given annually to one chapter book originally published in English during the calendar year that has captured the attention of the youth librarians throughout the State of Michigan for especially commendable quality, venturesome creativity, that reflects and encourages children's interests in exemplary ways.
The winner of the 2025 YouPer Award is And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps, published by Nancy Paulsen Books.
2025 YouPer (Young Person) Top Ten Titles
- And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps
- Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
- The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy
- Weirdo by Tony Weaver, Jr.
- Mountain of Fire by Rebecca Barone
- The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Chaldenko
- Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine by Nicole Melleby
- Not Nothing by Gayle Forman
- Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu
- Born Naughty by Jin Wang
Award Seals
Download the YouPer Award seals to use at your library! Winner, Honor Book and Top Ten Title award seals are available for download here: (To download, right-click on the seal and save it as an image.)
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