Congratulations to author Paolo Bacigalupi for winning the 2011Michael L. Printz Award For Excellence in Young Adult Literature!  This book was my pick for best book of the year, so I am very excited it won such a prestigious award.  You can read my review here, and be sure to check out the book!  You won't be disappointed.  The Honor Books were as follows:

Stolen by Lucy Christopher

Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick  (my review here)

Nothing by Janne Teller