Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
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How lucky : a novel2021
Summary: Daniel leads a rich life in the university town of Athens, Georgia. He's got a couple close friends, a steady paycheck working for a regional airline, and of course, for a few glorious days each... more »EBOOK
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Light From Uncommon Stars2021
Summary: Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki; s Light From Uncommon Stars , a defiantly joyful adventure set in California; s San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian... more »EBOOK
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Lore Olympus. Book 12021
Summary: Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she's allowed to live in... more »- place hold (0)
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The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot2021
Summary: "A beautiful debut, funny, tender, and animated by a willingness to confront life; s obstacles and find a way to survive. . . . It celebrates friendship, finds meaning in difficulty and lets the... more »EBOOK
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The library of the dead2021
Summary: Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghost talker -- and now speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough.... more »- place hold (0)
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The rose code : a novel2021
Summary: 1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante... more »- place hold (0)
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Winter's orbit2021
Summary: Summoned before the Emperor, Prince Kiem -- a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperor's least favorite grandchild -- is commanded to renew the empire's bonds with its newest vassal planet.... more »- place hold (0)
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Riot baby2020
Summary: Ella and Kev are brother and sister, both gifted with extraordinary power. Their childhoods are defined and destroyed by structural racism and brutality. Their futures might alter the world. When Kev... more »- place hold (0)
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Solutions and other problems2020
Summary: Includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and... more »- place hold (0)
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Black sun2020
Summary: A god will return when the earth and sky converge under the black sun in the holy city of Tova. The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a... more »- place hold (0)
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Plain Bad Heroines2020
Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A delectable brew of gothic horror and Hollywood satire . . . [and] what makes all this so much fun is Danforth; s deliciously ghoulish voice . . . exquisite." —Ron... more »EBOOK
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Staff PickKent State : four dead in Ohio2020
Summary: On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio. In a deadly barrage of sixty-seven shots, 4 students were... more »- place hold (0)
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The house in the Cerulean Sea2020
Summary: A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the... more »- place hold (0)
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The impossible first : from fire to ice-- crossing Antarctica alone2020
Summary: This memoir spans Colin O'Brady's triumphant recovery from a tragic accident to his gripping 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass... more »- place hold (0)
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In waves2019
Summary: In this visually arresting graphic novel, surfer and illustrator AJ Dungo remembers his late partner, her battle with cancer, and their shared love of surfing that brought them strength throughout... more »- place hold (0)
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Do you dream of Terra-Two?2019
Summary: 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.- place hold (0)
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Middlegame2019
Summary: This program is read by Amber Benson. New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces listeners to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Gender queer2019
Summary: 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... more »- place hold (0)
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High school2019
Summary: This is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, who grew up at the height of grunge and rave culture in the nineties, well before... more »- place hold (0)
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The swallows : a novel2019
Summary: A new teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war--with deadly consequences--in this provocative novel. What do you love? What do you hate? What do you want? It starts with this simple... more »- place hold (0)
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Red, White & Royal Blue2019
Summary: " Narrator Ramon de Ocampo brings out all the emotion in this tender, serious, funny, and warmly hopeful love story... Listeners will be swept up as Alex and Henry face questions of identity and... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Dominicana2019
Summary: A GOOD MORNING AMERICA COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Dominicana : a novel2019
Summary: In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.- place hold (0)
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Red, white & royal blue2019
Summary: First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz, with his sister and the Veep's genius granddaughter, are the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. Then... more »- place hold (0)
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Middlegame2019
Summary: "Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her... more »- place hold (0)
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The Nickel boys : a novel2019
Summary: In this bravura follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Award-winning The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story... more »- place hold (0)
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A boy and his dog at the end of the world2019
Summary: The world used to be crowded before all the people went away, but Griz and his parents were never lonely on their remote island. They had each other and their dogs. Then the thief came. There may be... more »- place hold (0)
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Red, White & Royal Blue2019
Summary: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that is a *MUST-READ BOOK* for US WEEKLY, VOGUE, NPR, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, OPRAHMAG.COM, and more! What happens when America; s First Son falls in love with the... more »EBOOK
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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World2019
Summary: 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.... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World2019
Summary: "This un-put-down-able story has everything—a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, great characters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some very good dogs."— Kirkus... more »EBOOK
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Staff PickHome after dark : a novel2018
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Russell Pruitt, abandoned by his mother, follows his father to dilapidated 1950s Marshfield, California where he is forced to fend for himself against a ring of malicious bullies.- place hold (0)
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Spinning silver2018
Summary: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty -- until Miryem takes matters into her own hands.... more »- place hold (0)
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The girl who smiled beads : a story of war and what comes after2018
Summary: Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were thunder.... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickCirce : a novel2018
Summary: "In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not obviously powerful like her father, nor viciously alluring like her... more »- place hold (1)
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Undocumented : immigration and the militarization of the United States-Mexico border2018
Summary: John Moore has focused on the issue of undocumented immigration to the United States for a decade. His access to immigrants during their journey, and to U.S. federal agents tasked with deterring... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickEducated : a memoir2018
Summary: Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and... more »- place hold (0)
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Electric arches2017
Summary: Blending stark realism with the surreal and fantastic, Eve L. Ewing's narrative takes us from the streets of 1990s Chicago to an unspecified future, deftly navigating the boundaries of space, time,... more »- place hold (0)
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Malagash2017
Summary: "Sunday's father is dying of cancer. They've come home to Malagash, on the north shore of Nova Scotia, so he can die where he grew up. Her mother and her brother are both devastated. But devastated... more »- place hold (0)
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An unkindness of magicians2017
Summary: "There is a dark secret that is hiding at the heart of New York City and diminishing the city's magicians' power in this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard. In New York City, magic... more »- place hold (0)
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All systems red2017
Summary: A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. In a... more »- place hold (0)
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