The Alex Awards are given by the American Library Association to books intended for adults, but which also have teen appeal. As you probably know, there are lots of adult books that also have a presence in the YA area at the library, and there are many YA books that adults read (I’m looking at you, Twilight). The ten 2009 Alex Award winners are (links lead to the library catalogue, if we have them):
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: Stories, by Stephen King
Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan
Over and Under, by Todd Tucker
The Oxford Project, by Stephen G. Bloom
Sharp Teeth, by Toby Barlow
Three Girls and Their Brother, by Theresa Rebeck
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