"The Alex Awards were created to recognize that many teens enjoy and often prefer books written for adults, and to assist librarians in recommending adult books that appeal to teens. The award is named in honor of the late Margaret Alexander Edwards, fondly called ìAlexî by her closest friends, a young adult specialist at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. She used adult books extensively with young adults to broaden their experience and enrich their understanding of themselves and their world." - YALSA, Alex Awards
The awards list follows:
- American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China, by Matthew Polly
- Bad Monkeys, by Matt Ruff
- Essex County Volume 1: Tales from the Farm, by Jeff Lemire
- Genghis: Birth of an Empire, by Conn Iggulden
- The God of Animals, by Aryn Kyle
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah
AU Juvenile DT516.828.B43 A3 2007 - Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones
- The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Night Birds, by Thomas Maltman
- The Spellman Files, by Lisa Lutz
Alex award titles may be found in several locations; AU Juvenile, AU Recreational, and AU Circulating. Be sure to check verify location from the catalog record.