Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to 10 adult books that are considered to have appeal for teens aged 12-18.
2009 Alex Award Winners:
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick
Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Over and Under by Todd Tucker
The Oxford Project by Stephen G. Bloom, Photographed by Peter Feldstein
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck
For more information about the Alex Award, including past winners, visit: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex.