Skip to main content
Select Titles | Download Excel | Text/CSV | Print

Alex Awards, 1998-2018

Alex Awards, 1998-2018

Resources for a selection of titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1998 -- books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 64 Videos
  • 72 Book Readings
  • 131 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 906 resources

Hover over or click on any book image below to get resources for that specific title.

      Duplicate into a Custom Reading List       Analysis of List's Text Complexity

Displaying 210 of 210 award recipients.
▼ Sort by:
Martian, The
The Martian
  • by Andy Weir
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Between the World and Me
    Between the World and Me
  • by Ta-Nehisi Coates
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    All the Light We Cannot See
    All the Light We Cannot See
  • by Anthony Doerr
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Kite Runner, The
    The Kite Runner
  • by Khaled Hosseini
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Everything I Never Told You
    Everything I Never Told You
  • by Celeste Ng
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The
    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  • by Mark Haddon
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
    Dolly Gray Award (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Long Way Gone, A: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
    A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
  • by Ishmael Beah
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Name of the Wind, The
    The Name of the Wind
  • by Patrick Rothfuss
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
    Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
  • by Marjane Satrapi
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
    Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
  • by Barbara Ehrenreich
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Glass Castle, The: A Memoir
    The Glass Castle: A Memoir
  • by Jeannette Walls
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
    Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
  • by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
    American Indian Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    My Sister's Keeper
    My Sister's Keeper
  • by Jodi Picoult
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Anansi Boys
    Anansi Boys
  • by Neil Gaiman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Girl with a Pearl Earring
    Girl with a Pearl Earring
  • by Tracy Chevalier
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Stitches
    Stitches
  • by David Small
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
    National Book Award (Finalist, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Ready Player One
    Ready Player One
  • by Ernest Cline
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Romeo And/Or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure
    Romeo And/Or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure
  • by Ryan North
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Eyre Affair, The
    The Eyre Affair
  • by Jasper Fforde
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Magicians, The
    The Magicians
  • by Lev Grossman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
    Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
  • by Liz Murray
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Ender's Shadow
    Ender's Shadow
  • by Orson Scott Card
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Stardust
    Stardust
  • by Neil Gaiman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Arena
    Arena
  • by Holly Jennings
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    When the Emperor Was Divine
    When the Emperor Was Divine
  • by Julie Otsuka
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Bones & All
    Bones & All
  • by Camille Deangelis
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Kids Are All Right, The: A Memoir
    The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir
  • by Diana Welch and Liz Welch
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Pure
    Pure
  • by Julianna Baggott
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
    Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
  • by Hannah Hart
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Queen of Blood, The
    The Queen of Blood
  • by Sarah Beth Durst
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Clockwork Dynasty, The
    The Clockwork Dynasty
  • by Daniel H. Wilson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Perfect Storm, The: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
    The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
  • by Sebastian Junger
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Never Let Me Go
    Never Let Me Go
  • by Kazuo Ishiguro
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, The: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
  • by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel
    Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel
  • by Gail Carriger
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Room
    Room
  • by Emma Donoghue
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Round House, The
    The Round House
  • by Louise Erdrich
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
    In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
  • by Diane Guerrero
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Every Heart a Doorway
    Every Heart a Doorway
  • by Seanan McGuire
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
    Rainbow List (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Die Young with Me: A Memoir
    Die Young with Me: A Memoir
  • by Rob Rufus
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    She Rides Shotgun
    She Rides Shotgun
  • by Jordan Harper
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Roughneck
    Roughneck
  • by Jeff Lemire
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Electric Arches
    Electric Arches
  • by Eve L. Ewing
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Down Among the Sticks and Bones
    Down Among the Sticks and Bones
  • by Seanan McGuire
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Blind Side, The: Evolution of a Game
    The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
  • by Michael Lewis
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Book of Lost Things, The
    The Book of Lost Things
  • by John Connolly
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Spellman Files, The
    The Spellman Files
  • by Lisa Lutz
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Finding Nouf
    Finding Nouf
  • by Zoe Ferraris
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Lover's Dictionary, The
    The Lover's Dictionary
  • by David Levithan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
    Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
  • by Lucy Knisley
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Unkindness of Magicians, An
    An Unkindness of Magicians
  • by Kat Howard
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Salvage the Bones
    Salvage the Bones
  • by Jesmyn Ward
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    New Kids, The: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens
    The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens
  • by Brooke Hauser
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Universe Versus Alex Woods, The
    The Universe Versus Alex Woods
  • by Gavin Extence
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
    Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
  • by David Wong
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
  • by Mary Roach
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Water for Elephants
    Water for Elephants
  • by Sara Gruen
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Bride's Farewell, The
    The Bride's Farewell
  • by Meg Rosoff
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Good Thief, The
    The Good Thief
  • by Hannah Tinti
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Project X
    Project X
  • by Jim Shepard
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Night Circus, The
    The Night Circus
  • by Erin Morgenstern
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    My Friend Dahmer
    My Friend Dahmer
  • by Derf Backderf
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
    Quick Picks (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Golden Boy
    Golden Boy
  • by Abigail Tarttelin
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
    Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
  • by ZZ Packer
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Those Who Wish Me Dead
    Those Who Wish Me Dead
  • by Michael Koryta
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year
    Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year
  • by Esme Raji Codell
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
    In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
  • by Nathaniel Philbrick
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Regional Office Is Under Attack!, The
    The Regional Office Is Under Attack!
  • by Manuel Gonzales
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, A: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
    A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
  • by Melissa Fleming
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    All Systems Red
    All Systems Red
  • by Martha Wells
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Almost a Woman
    Almost a Woman
  • by Esmeralda Santiago
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
    Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
  • by Stephen King, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Jordan, and Terry Goodkind
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    One Hundred Demons
    One Hundred Demons
  • by Lynda Barry
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Lock Artist, The
    The Lock Artist
  • by Steve Hamilton
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    House of Tomorrow, The
    The House of Tomorrow
  • by Peter Bognanni
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Lock In: A Novel of the Near Future
    Lock In: A Novel of the Near Future
  • by John Scalzi
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Bellweather Rhapsody
    Bellweather Rhapsody
  • by Kate Racculia
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Half the World
    Half the World
  • by Joe Abercrombie
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Into Thin Air
    Into Thin Air
  • by Jon Krakauer
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
    Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
  • by Lynne Cox
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Upstate
    Upstate
  • by Kalisha Buckhanon
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    All Over But the Shoutin'
    All Over But the Shoutin'
  • by Rick Bragg
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Mister Pip
    Mister Pip
  • by Lloyd Jones
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    My Abandonment
    My Abandonment
  • by Peter Rock
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Radleys, The
    The Radleys
  • by Matt Haig
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had to, The
    The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had to
  • by D.C. Pierson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette
  • by Maria Semple
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Death of Bees, The
    The Death of Bees
  • by Lisa O'Donnell
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Lives of Tao, The
    The Lives of Tao
  • by Wesley Chu
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
    Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
  • by June Jordan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko, The
    The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
  • by Scott Stambach
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Things We Have in Common
    Things We Have in Common
  • by Tasha Kavanagh
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Gil's All Fright Diner
    Gil's All Fright Diner
  • by A. Lee Martinez
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    River, Cross My Heart
    River, Cross My Heart
  • by Breena Clarke
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
    High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
  • by David Breashears
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self
    Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self
  • by Rebecca Walker
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    To Say Nothing of the Dog
    To Say Nothing of the Dog
  • by Connie Willis
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Last Days of Summer
    Last Days of Summer
  • by Steve Kluger
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Getting In
    Getting In
  • by Jennifer Finney Boylan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Fall of Rome, The
    The Fall of Rome
  • by Martha Southgate
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Dive from Clausen's Pier, The
    The Dive from Clausen's Pier
  • by Ann Packer
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril
    Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril
  • by Timothy Ferris
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
    Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
  • by Ann Patchett
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Necessary Beggar, The
    The Necessary Beggar
  • by Susan Palwick
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Just After Sunset: Stories
    Just After Sunset: Stories
  • by Stephen King
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Dragons of Babel, The
    The Dragons of Babel
  • by Michael Swanwick
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Wolf in White Van
    Wolf in White Van
  • by John Darnielle
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Unraveling of Mercy Louis, The
    The Unraveling of Mercy Louis
  • by Keija Parssinen
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Sacred Heart
    Sacred Heart
  • by Liz Suburbia
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Girl at War
    Girl at War
  • by Sara Novic
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    All Involved
    All Involved
  • by Ryan Gattis
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Thirteenth Tale, The
    The Thirteenth Tale
  • by Diane Setterfield
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
    Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
  • by Robert Kurson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Black Swan Green
    Black Swan Green
  • by David Mitchell
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Bad Monkeys
    Bad Monkeys
  • by Matt Ruff
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Tales from the Farm
    Tales from the Farm
  • by Jeff Lemire
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Good Soldiers, The
    The Good Soldiers
  • by David Finkel
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Time Traveler's Wife, The
    The Time Traveler's Wife
  • by Audrey Niffenegger
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Girl in Translation
    Girl in Translation
  • by Jean Kwok
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    My Jim
    My Jim
  • by Nancy Rawles
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Night Birds, The
    The Night Birds
  • by Thomas Maltman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Juvenile in Justice
    Juvenile in Justice
  • by Richard Ross
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Brewster
    Brewster
  • by Mark Slouka
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Lexicon
    Lexicon
  • by Max Barry
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Sea of Tranquility, The
    The Sea of Tranquility
  • by Katja Millay
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Terrorist's Son, The: A Story of Choice
    The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice
  • by Zak Ebrahim and Jeff Giles
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Plainsong
    Plainsong
  • by Kent Haruf
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Reappearance of Sam Webber, The
    The Reappearance of Sam Webber
  • by Jonathon Scott Fuqua
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Peace Like a River
    Peace Like a River
  • by Leif Enger
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Malagash
    Malagash
  • by Joey Comeau
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Sand-Reckoner, The
    The Sand-Reckoner
  • by Gillian Bradshaw
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Gabriel's Story
    Gabriel's Story
  • by David Anthony Durham
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Diamond Dogs
    Diamond Dogs
  • by Alan Watt
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Daughter of the Forest
    Daughter of the Forest
  • by Juliet Marillier
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa to Slavery and Emancipation
    Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa to Slavery and Emancipation
  • by Velma Maia Thomas
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America
    Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America
  • by Rebecca Carroll
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Secret Family, The: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and Bodies
    The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and Bodies
  • by David Bodanis
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Antarctica
    Antarctica
  • by Kim Stanley Robinson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Space: A Memoir
    Space: A Memoir
  • by Jesse Lee Kercheval
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    At All Costs
    At All Costs
  • by John Gilstrap
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
    Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
  • by Caroline Alexander and Frank Hurley
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Year of Ice, The
    The Year of Ice
  • by Brian Malloy
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    My Losing Season: A Memoir
    My Losing Season: A Memoir
  • by Pat Conroy
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Leave Myself Behind
    Leave Myself Behind
  • by Bart Yates
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Maisie Dobbs
    Maisie Dobbs
  • by Jacqueline Winspear
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
    True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
  • by Mark Salzman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Wonder When You'll Miss Me
    Wonder When You'll Miss Me
  • by Amanda Davis
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
    Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
  • by Robert Sullivan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
    Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
  • by Steve Almond
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Midnight at the Dragon Café
    Midnight at the Dragon Café
  • by Judy Fong Bates
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Whistling Season, The
    The Whistling Season
  • by Ivan Doig
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Genghis: Birth of an Empire
    Genghis: Birth of an Empire
  • by Conn Iggulden
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Oxford Project, The
    The Oxford Project
  • by Peter Feldstein and Stephen G. Bloom
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, The
    The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
  • by Aimee Bender
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Talk-Funny Girl, The
    The Talk-Funny Girl
  • by Roland Merullo
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Robopocalypse
    Robopocalypse
  • by Daniel H. Wilson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    In Zanesville
    In Zanesville
  • by Jo Ann Beard
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Bingo's Run
    Bingo's Run
  • by James A. Levine
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
    Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
  • by Dan-El Padilla Peralta
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Humans of New York: Stories
    Humans of New York: Stories
  • by Brandon Stanton
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    What Girls Learn
    What Girls Learn
  • by Karin Cook
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Team in Arctic Alaska
    Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Team in Arctic Alaska
  • by Michael D'Orso
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    World Made Straight, The
    The World Made Straight
  • by Ron Rash
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Mudbound
    Mudbound
  • by Hillary Jordan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Everything Matters!
    Everything Matters!
  • by Ron Currie, Jr.
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories
    Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories
  • by Kevin Wilson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Big Girl Small
    Big Girl Small
  • by Rachel DeWoskin
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Vanishing of Katharina Linden
    Vanishing of Katharina Linden
  • by Helen Grant
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    As Simple as Snow
    As Simple as Snow
  • by Gregory Galloway
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Tell the Wolves I'm Home
    Tell the Wolves I'm Home
  • by Carol Rifka Brunt
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
  • by Robin Sloan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Reapers Are the Angels, The
    The Reapers Are the Angels
  • by Alden Bell
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Girlchild
    Girlchild
  • by Tupelo Hassman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Help for the Haunted
    Help for the Haunted
  • by John Searles
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Mother, Mother
    Mother, Mother
  • by Koren Zailckas
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Snow in August
    Snow in August
  • by Pete Hamill
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Hungry Ocean, The: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
    The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
  • by Linda Greenlaw
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Imani All Mine
    Imani All Mine
  • by Connie Porter
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Flags of Our Fathers
    Flags of Our Fathers
  • by James Bradley and Ron Powers
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
    Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
  • by Geraldine Brooks
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child
    Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child
  • by Elva Treviino Hart
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar, The: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems
    The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems
  • by Matt Simon
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Wilderness Family, The: At Home with Africa's Wildlife
    The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife
  • by Kobie Kruger
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Rover, The
    The Rover
  • by Mel Odom
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Motherland
    Motherland
  • by Vineet Vijayaraghavan
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Man Who Ate the 747, The
    The Man Who Ate the 747
  • by Ben Sherwood
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Kit's Law
    Kit's Law
  • by Donna Morrissey
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Chang and Eng
    Chang and Eng
  • by Darin Strauss
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962
    American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962
  • by William Doyle
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Only Twice I've Wished for Heaven
    Only Twice I've Wished for Heaven
  • by Dawn T. Trice
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Caucasia
    Caucasia
  • by Danzy Senna
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Needles: A Memoir of Growing Up with Diabetes
    Needles: A Memoir of Growing Up with Diabetes
  • by Andie Dominick
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    10th Grade
    10th Grade
  • by Joseph Weisberg
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Crow Lake
    Crow Lake
  • by Mary Lawson
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Work of Wolves, The
    The Work of Wolves
  • by Kent Meyers
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Donorboy
    Donorboy
  • by Brendan Halpin
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Color of the Sea
    Color of the Sea
  • by John Hamamura
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Confessions
    Confessions
  • by Kanae Minato
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Jesus Land: A Memoir
    Jesus Land: A Memoir
  • by Julia Scheeres
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Floor of the Sky, The
    The Floor of the Sky
  • by Pamela Carter Joern
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Thinner Than Thou
    Thinner Than Thou
  • by Kit Reed
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    God of Animals, The
    The God of Animals
  • by Aryn Kyle
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Three Girls and Their Brother
    Three Girls and Their Brother
  • by Theresa Rebeck
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
    American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
  • by Matthew Polly
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Sharp Teeth
    Sharp Teeth
  • by Toby Barlow
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Over and Under
    Over and Under
  • by Todd Tucker
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    City of Thieves
    City of Thieves
  • by David Benioff
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures
    Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures
  • by Caroline Preston
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
    One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
  • by Chris Ballard
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Caring Is Creepy
    Caring Is Creepy
  • by David Zimmerman
    • Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
    • Add to a Custom Reading List
    Sharing Tools
    Help