Showing 1–10 of 10 books

• List: Alex Awards
• Award year: 2014

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  Brewster

  By Mark Slouka

  Feeling stifled and powerless, high school friends Ray Cappicciano and Jon Mosher yearn for change and plan for freedom from their blue-collar town and dysfunctional homes, even while knowing they can never truly escape.

  • Historical Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9780393239751
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  The Death of Bees

  By Lisa O'Donnell

  With their parents dead and buried in the backyard, Scottish teens Marnie and Nelly are finally free from a childhood wracked with abuse. If only the neighbor's dog would quit digging in the garden.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9780062209849
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  Golden Boy: A Novel

  By Abigail Tarttelin

  Max, an intersex teen, is confused about who he is and who he is meant to be. After one shattering night, he is faced with a choice that no boy should ever have to make.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9781476705804
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  Help for the Haunted

  By John Searles

  Sylvie has been dealing with taunting classmates, her erratic older sister and the unsolved murder of her ghost-hunting parents. But perhaps more problematic are the cursed remnants of her parents' work still lingering in the basement.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9780060779634
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  Lexicon: A Novel

  By Max Barry

  In this fast-paced, cutthroat story, words are weapons and poets are the ones who wield the swords. Teen prodigy Emily may be the finest poet ever until she makes the catastrophic mistake of falling in love.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9781594205385
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  Lives of Tao

  By Wesley Chu

  Couch potato Roen Tan becomes host to the alien Tao who has lived millennia inside some of the most famous people in history. With Tao on board, Roen enters a war to save mankind.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857663290
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  Mother, Mother: A Novel

  By Koren Zailckas

  Why did Rose run away? Did Violet really stab her little brother? Is her alcoholic father really having an affair? In this chilling novel about family dysfunction, does mother really know best?

  • Mystery, Thriller
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9780385347235
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  Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

  By Lucy Knisley

  Knisley's life has revolved around food in all its manifestations. This graphic memoir is perfect for those who live to eat or those who simply eat to live.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2014, Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2014, Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
  • ISBN: 9781596436237
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  The Sea of Tranquility: A Novel

  By Katja Millay

  Nastya has barely survived a brutal attack. Josh has lost his entire family. The two isolated teens are drawn together as they deal with their emotional and physical damage.

  • Romance
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9781476730943
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  The Universe Versus Alex Woods

  By Gavin Extence

  It all begins when Alex is hit in the head by a meteorite and it all ends when he is arrested trying to re-enter England with several grams of marijuana, lots of cash, and the ashes of Mr. Peterson.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2014
  • ISBN: 9780316246590