Showing 1–10 of 10 books

• List: Alex Awards
• Award year: 2015

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  All the Light We Cannot See

  By Anthony Doerr

  A blind Parisian girl and an orphaned German boy conscripted by the Nazis for his radio skills meet in the chaos of the American bombing of a French coastal resort.

  • Historical Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9781476746586
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  Bellweather Rhapsody

  By Kate Racculia

  High-school students gather at the isolated Bellweather Hotel for a statewide music festival only to be trapped by a blizzard with an arrogant fingerless conductor, drunken chaperones, a missing corpse, and perhaps the ghosts of long-dead newlyweds.

  • Mystery, Thriller
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9780544129917
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  Bingo's Run: A Novel

  By James A. Levine

  The ultimate hustler, Bingo uses his brains and charm to run drugs in a Kenyan slum, but after witnessing a murder he finds himself an art dealer, an adoptee, and someone caught in a dangerous moral dilemma.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9781400068838
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  Confessions

  By Kanae Minato

  Japanese teacher Yuko knows two middle-school students killed her daughter, and nothing in their explanations of why and how will stop her revenge.

  • Mystery, Thriller
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9780316200929
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  Everything I Never Told You

  By Celeste Ng

  Lydia is dead. Is it murder? Suicide? As her family grieves for their perfect teen, they learn how little they really knew Lydia and how many secrets died with her.

  • Mystery, Thriller
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9781594205712
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  Lock In

  By John Scalzi

  A virus leaves millions as “Hadens”—locked in and fully aware, but unable to move or speak except when linked to androids. Chris is one of them, working as a rookie FBI agent hunting a murderer who is targeting Hadens.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9780765375865
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  The Martian

  By Andy Weir

  Marooned on Mars after a tragic accident, astronaut Mark Watney's supplies are running low and he has no way to signal Earth. Fortunately Mark can grow space potatoes and has a bold plan to escape the Red Planet.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9780804139021
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  The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice

  By Zak Ebrahim

  This true account of Zak Ebrahim, whose father was responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is a powerful book about tolerance and choice.

  • Nonfiction
  • Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2016, Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9781476784809
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  Those Who Wish Me Dead

  By Michael Koryta

  On the day Jace conquers the highest jump of the quarry, he discovers a murder victim and begins to run for his life.

  • Mystery, Thriller
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9780316122559
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  Wolf in White Van

  By John Darnielle

  After his face is destroyed, Sean manages to carve out a life for himself as a designer of virtual role-playing games. When two teens take the game too far, Sean is forced to relive all his moves

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2015
  • ISBN: 9780374292089