2019 Alex Awards

The following titles have been recognized with ALA's Alex Award distinction; they have have been added to the library's recreational reading collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display or in their regular location on AU Library main floor.

"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal 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." - Alex Awards, YALSA

• Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Come's After
  DT450.437 W36 A3 2018
• How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
  PS3610 .E46 A6 2018
• Circle:  A Novel
  PS3613 .I5445 C57 2018
• Spinning Silver
  PS3614 .O93 S65 2018
• Black God's Drums
  PS3603.L37585 B53 2018
• Book of Essie
  PS3623 .E4324 S49 2018
• Educated: A Memoir
  CT3262. I2 W47 2018
• Lawn Boy: A Novel
  PS3605.V57 L39 2018
• Home After Dark: A Novel
  MAIN Juvenile
  PS3569 .M258 H66 2018

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