Printz Award 2021

 

Everything Sad is Untrue
(a true story)
By Daniel Nayeri

Winner of the 2021 Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in Young Adult Literature is Daniel Nayeri's Everything Sad is Untrue -- published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido. 

In an autobiographical novel, middle-schooler Daniel, formerly Khosrou, tells his unimpressed and at times cruel classmates about his experience as an Iranian refugee.

"A modern masterpiece - as epic as the Iliad and Shahnameh, and as heartwarming as Charlotte's Web. It's for the kids at the lunch table; the heroes of tomorrow, just looking to survive the battle of adolescence."
— New York Times Book Review

"A journey as intimate as it is epic. A remarkable work that raises the literary bar in children's lit." 
— BookList

About the Author:

Daniel Nayeri is the publisher of Odd Dot, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, where he oversees a team of designers, editors, and inventors creating "joyful books for curious minds." He was born in Iran and spent several years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. Along with Everything Sad is Untrue, Nayeri is the author of several books for young readers, including Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow: Four Novellas.