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. View the YouPer Award Guidelines (pdf).

Submit a Nomination
for the 2025 YouPer Award

The workgroup chair will review any submissions for inclusion on the workgroup’s reading list. Please note that workgroup members will not share reviews or feedback on nominated titles with nominators. You may nominate any titles published in the calendar year. We do not accept mailed submissions, pdfs or ebook copies. Please do not mail any books.

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.)