Wednesday, January 25, 2012

2012 Alex Awards Announced!

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.

Big Girl SmallIn ZanesvilleThe Lover's DictionaryThe New KidsThe Night Circus

Ready Player OneRobopocalypseSalvage the BonesThe Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt

  • Big Girl Small, by Rachel DeWoskin
  • In Zanesville, by Jo Ann Beard
  • The Lover’s Dictionary, by David Levithan
  • The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens, by Brooke Hauser
  • The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
  • Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
  • Robopocalypse: A Novel, by Daniel H. Wilson
  • Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
  • The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures, by Caroline Preston
  • The Talk-Funny Girl, by Roland Merullo

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