THUMBS UP! AWARD

The Thumbs Up! Award recognizes and promotes an outstanding contribution to teen literature that has both literary quality and teen appeal for those 13 to 18 years of age. The award was established in 1986 by the Teen Services Division of the Michigan Library Association. View the Thumbs Up! Award Guidelines (pdf).

Submit a Nomination
for the 2025 Thumbs Up! 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 Thumbs Up! 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.)