"to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002.
The award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. Edwards pioneered young adult library services and worked for many years at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Her work is described in her book Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, and over the years she has served as an inspiration to many librarians who serve young adults. The Alex Awards are named after Edwards, who was called “Alex” by her friends." - ALA/YALSA
More information and titles can be found at:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-awards#current
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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
C. A. Fletcher - Orbit
Format: Hardcover
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When a beloved family dog is stolen, her owner sets out on a life-changing journey through the ruins of our world to bring her back in this fiercely compelling tale of survival, courage, and hope. Perfect for readers of Station Eleven and The Girl With All the Gifts.My name's... |
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Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
Temi Oh - Gallery / Saga Press
Format: Paperback
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When an Earth-like planet is discovered, a team of six teens, along with three veteran astronauts, embark on a twenty-year trip to set up a planet for human colonization - but find that space is more deadly than they ever could have imagined. Have you ever hoped you could leave everything... |
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Dominicana: A Novel
Angie Cruz - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Gorgeous writing, gorgeous story." -- Sandra Cisneros"An essential read for our times." -- Cristina GarciaFifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes... |
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Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe - Lion Forge
Format: Paperback
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In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic... |
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High School
Sara Quin - MCD
Format: Hardcover
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From the iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their humble beginningsHigh School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from... |
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In Waves
AJ Dungo
Format: Paperback
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A tale of love, heartbreak and surfing from an important new voice in comics. In Waves is Craig Thompson's Blankets meets William Finnegan's Barbarian Days.In this visually arresting graphic novel, surfer and illustrator AJ Dungo remembers his late partner, her battle... |
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Middlegame
Seanan McGuire - Tor.com
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in the standalone fantasy, Middlegame.Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily... |
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The Nickel Boys: A Novel
Colson Whitehead - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this bravura follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced... |
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Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
Casey McQuiston - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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"I took this with me wherever I went and stole every second I had to read! Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy -- this book had everything I crave. I'm jealous of all the readers out there who still get to experience Red, White & Royal Blue for the first time!" - Christina... |
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The Swallows: A Novel
Lisa Lutz - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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A teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war - with deadly consequences - in this dark and provocative novel by the bestselling author of The Passenger "Riveting . . . full of imagination and power." - Caroline Kepnes, author of You and ProvidenceNAMED... |
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