Lufti
The Lufti Youth Book Prize is an undoped literary prize , which has been awarded once or twice a year since 2000, for German-language books and books for young people translated into German from the current publisher's range. The prize is awarded by the Neubrandenburg Lufti youth book jury.
Price description and categories
Based on the Pegasus project of the Mecklenburg Literature Society and the eponymous winged poet horse ( Pegasus ), the Neubrandenburg youth book jury named its youth book prize Lufti .
The undoped youth literature prize is awarded in the categories Goldener Lufti , Silberner Lufti and Bronzener Lufti . Den Lauen Lufti receives the most disappointing nominated book .
jury
The Lufti youth book jury works as part of the Pegasus project of the Mecklenburg Literature Society in a literary and cultural center for children and young people at Wiekhaus 21 in Neubrandenburg ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). The prize is decided exclusively by young jurors between the ages of 11 and 18, who meet weekly to discuss current youth books and organize their jury work independently.
Youth book publishers provide new publications from which each jury member can nominate a title for the current award round. Everyone reads every book in each prize round. After intensive discussion by the Luftis about the nominated titles, the winners are determined in a secret ballot using a points system. The written justification for the jury's decision is sent to the publishers and published on the Lufti homepage as well as in a press release. In addition to the assessment, the jury members also prepare book reviews for the titles they have read . These reading recommendations are then published regularly in the national literature supplement of the daily Nordkurier .
In cooperation with the Mecklenburg Literature Society, the regional library in Neubrandenburg, the local book trade and schools in the region, the jury members also organize public relations for the prize. They maintain contacts with the press and radio and design their own homepage.
From 2003 to 2008, the Lufti jury was part of the youth jury for the German Youth Literature Prize ( Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis ).
Award winners
1st prize round (November 10, 2000)
- Goldener Lufti: The Girl on the Canal by Thierry Lenain
- Silberner Lufti: The bad beginning of Lemony Snicket
- Bronzener Lufti: baguette and peanut butter from Susi Morgenstern
- Lauer Lufti: Bambulo's true lies by Bernado Atxaga
2nd prize round (March 31, 2001)
- Goldener Lufti: When the stones were still birds by Marjaleena Lembcke
- Silver Lufti: My friend Harold from Gary Paulsen
- Bronze Lufti: For someone like me can not pluck from the trees one says Buster by Bjarne Reuter
- Lauer Lufti: Such a silly sentence like I love you by Martin C. Córdoba
3rd prize round (December 28, 2001)
- Goldener Lufti: Malka Mai by Mirjam Pressler
- Silver Lufti: Blue Light by Gary Paulsen
- Bronzener Lufti: The Mars project by Andreas Eschbach
- Lauer Lufti: Wrong thought by Sigurd Pruetz
4th prize round (July 4, 2002)
- Goldener Lufti: Escape to Venice by Donna Jo Napoli
- Silberner Lufti: pear trees bloom white by Gerbrand Bakker
- Bronzener Lufti: Short skirt by Christina Wahldén
- Lauer Lufti: Flames in the head of Achim Bröger
5th prize round (January 26, 2003)
- Goldener Lufti: Scream from the Silence by Werner J. Egli
- Silberner Lufti: Then I'll just be away from Christine Fehér
- Bronzener Lufti: Life is strange from ER Frank
- Lauer Lufti: Bloody Parchment by Günther Bentele
6th prize round (December 7, 2003)
- Goldener Lufti: Tell me what you see from Zoran Drvenkar
- Silberner Lufti: Fly again by Karel Verleyen
- Bronzener Lufti: The mechanical prince by Andreas Steinhöfel
- Lauer Lufti: At night when the shadows fall by Robert Cormier
7th prize round (June 12, 2004)
- Golden Lufti: The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder
- Silberner Lufti: In love with pain by Kristina Dunker
- Bronzener Lufti: Under Suspicion by Joyce Carol Oates
- Lauer Lufti: Dark Path by Fabian Lenk
8th prize round (January 31, 2005)
- Goldener Lufti: Run, boy, run from Uri Orlev
- Silver Lufti: Asphalt Tribe by Morton Rhue
- Bronzener Lufti: Lilly under the lime trees by Anne C. Voorhoeve
- Lauer Lufti: Pobby and Dingan from Ben Rice
9th prize round (June 24, 2005)
- Goldener Lufti: With Open Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates
- Silver Lufti: The Masters of the Citadel by Sherryl Jordan
- Bronzener Lufti: I lived 1000 years from Livia Bitton-Jackson
- Lauer Lufti: The earth, my bum and other big, round things by Carolyn Mackler
10th prize round (January 28, 2006)
- Goldener Lufti: Ruben by Kate Morgenroth
- Silver Lufti: Kill of Mats Wahl
- Bronzener Lufti: That's how I live from Meg Rosoff now
- Lauer Lufti: It hardly hurts at all from Harald Parigger
11th prize round (July 1, 2006)
- Goldener Lufti: Lucas by Kevin Brooks
- Silver Lufti: Evil by Jan Guillou
- Bronzener Lufti: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
- Lauer Lufti: Rook in the free valleys by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
12th prize round (December 28, 2006)
- Golden Lufti: The Joker by Markus Zusak
- Silver Lufti: Candy by Kevin Brooks
- Bronzener Lufti: When he comes, we'll run from David Klass
- Lauer Lufti: Vampyr by Brigitte Melzer
13th prize round (July 1, 2007)
- Goldener Lufti: Simple by Marie-Aude Murail
- Silver Lufti: Freaks by Joey Goebel
- Bronzener Lufti: One like Alaska by John Green
- Lauer Lufti: Malfuria by Christoph Marzi
14th prize round (February 11, 2008)
- Goldener Lufti: A really crazy story by Ned Vizzini
- Silver Lufti: Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer
- Bronzener Lufti: Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
- Lauer Lufti: Two summers by Britta Keil
15th prize round (December 5, 2008)
- Goldener Lufti: Under the gully lies the sea by Robert Habeck and Andrea Paluch
- Silver Lufti: The thing with Kiffo and me from Barry Jonsberg
- Bronzener Lufti: We'll meet when everyone's gone from Iva Procházková
- Lauer Lufti: Completely crazy from Ally Kennen
16th prize round (March 6, 2009)
- Goldener Lufti: Half and Half for Three by Marie-Aude Murail
- Silberner Lufti: Mücke in March by Veronika Rotfuß
- Bronzener Lufti: Fog in August by Robert Domes
- Lauer Lufti: Landing place of the angels by Frank M. Reifenberg
17th prize round (March 18, 2010)
- Goldener Lufti: Back then, the Sea of Meg Rosoff
- Silver Lufti: aftershock by Tamar-Verete Zehavi
- Bronzener Lufti: Miranda goes from Valérie Dayre
- Lauer Lufti: The name of this book is a secret of the pseudonymous Bosch
18th prize round (October 14, 2010)
- Goldener Lufti: Sooner or later by Marie-Aude Murail
- Silver Lufti: Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
- Bronzener Lufti: Margos Traces by John Green
- Lauer Lufti: Time of the Secrets of Sally Nicholls
19th prize round (March 3, 2011)
- Goldener Lufti: ARABQUEEN or The Taste of Freedom by Güner Yasemin Balci
- Silver Lufti: Days like these from John Green , Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle
- Bronzener Lufti: Make up your mind! by Annika Thor
- Lauer Lufti: Together alone from Karin's brother
20th prize round (March 1, 2012)
- Goldener Lufti: Crank by Ellen Hopkins
- Silver Lufti: Infinity by Gabriele Gfrerer
- Bronzener Lufti: One way or another is the life of Marie-Aude Murail
- Lauer Lufti: Sleepless in Hamburg by Hortense Ullrich and Allyssa Ullrich
21st prize round (March 1, 2013)
- Goldener Lufti: The lucky finder by Anoush Elman and Edward van de Vendel
- Silberner Lufti: If you want to be beautiful, you have to die by Michele Jaffe
- Bronzener Lufti: Prinsengracht 263 - The moving story of the boy who loved Anne Frank by Sharon Dogar
- Lauer Lufti: Flames 'n' Roses - Rather live supernaturally by Kiersten White
22nd prize round (March 1, 2014)
- Goldener Lufti: 16:32 - Against the time by Jonathan Lenz
- Silver Lufti: Run when it gets dark from April Henry
- Bronzener Lufti: The sky over Jerusalem by Gabriella Ambrosio
- Lauer Lufti: ––
23rd prize round (March 1, 2015)
- Goldener Lufti: bitter tender by Gabrielle Zevin
- Silver Lufti: BETA by Rachel Cohn
- Bronzener Lufti: What Happened to Mara Dyer? by Michelle Hodkin
- Lauer Lufti: Escape by Jennifer Rush
24th prize round (October 1, 2015)
- Goldener Lufti: Ultimately, the universe doesn't care about us by David Levithan
- Silver Lufti: Joss or The Price of Freedom by Klaus Kordon
- Bronzener Lufti: Let us be silent like a grave of Julie Berry
- Lauer Lufti: All eyes on you from Gina Mayer
25th prize round (spring 2016)
- Goldener Lufti: Rain. The Deadly Element of Virginia Bergin
- Silver Lufti: TROJA plot by Ortwin Ramadan
- Bronzener Lufti: The Heart of Libertalia by Anna Kuschnarowa
- Lauer Lufti: The whisper of time by Sandra Regnier
26th prize round (autumn 2016)
- Goldener Lufti: When the moon is in the sky, I think of you from Deborah Ellis
- Silberner Lufti: What you have left is your dream of Suzy Zail
- Bronzener Lufti: Layers by Ursula Poznanski
- Lauer Lufti: Young World - The Clans of New York by Chris Weitz
27th prize round (spring 2017)
- Goldener Lufti: Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
- Silberner Lufti: Heartbeats - My time with you by Shelley Coriell
- Bronzener Lufti: Darkmere Summer by Helen Maslin
- Lauer Lufti: Sturmland - The riders of Mats Wahl
28th prize round (autumn 2017)
- Goldener Lufti: Young Elites by Marie Lu
- Silver Lufti: Elanus by Ursula Poznanski
- Bronzener Lufti: Keep me safe by Sarah Alderson
- Lauer Lufti: Evolution - The City of Survivors by Thomas Thiemeyer
29th prize round (spring 2018)
- Goldener Lufti: Chased forever by Erin Summerill
- Silberner Lufti: Camp 21 - Captured without limits by Rainer Wekwerth
- Bronzener Lufti: Book Elements - The magic between the lines by Stefanie Hasse
- Lauer Lufti: Days with fireflies by Zoe Hagen
30th prize round (autumn 2018)
- Goldener Lufti: Just three words from Becky Albertalli
- Silver Lufti: We both knew it was what happened to Steven Herrick
- Bronzener Lufti: Dumplin '- Go big or go home by Julie Murphy
- Lauer Lufti: Soul Hunters - With love comes the death of Gerd Ruebenstrunk
Web links
- Website for the “Lufti” or “Pegasus Readers Award ” of the Mecklenburgische Literaturgesellschaft eV, online at mlg.de