Showing 1–10 of 10 books

• List: Alex Awards
• Award year: 2017

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  Arena

  By Holly Jennings

  Virtual gaming: Kali's team is competing to win, not to die.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9781101988763
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  Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded

  By Hannah Hart

  Candid and thoughtful, Hart's memoir details her difficult childhood and rise to internet fame.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9780062457516
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  Die Young with Me: A Memoir

  By Rob Rufus

  A story of punk rock, first love, cancer and the incredible power of music to get us through the hardest times in our lives. Rufus details his brave fight for his life in this tender and contemplative memoir.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9781501142611
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  Every Heart a Doorway

  By Seanan McGuire

  Nancy found a home for herself serving the Lord of the Dead in his Underworld, but after being cast out, she finds a group of fellow magical travelers at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children.

  • Fantasy
  • Alex Awards 2017, Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2017
  • ISBN: 9780765385505
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  In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

  By Diane Guerrero, Michelle Burford

  After Diane Guerrero returned home from school one day to find her family deported, the 14-year-old went on to combat self-injury and suicidal thoughts, finish her education, and to become a successful actress and citizenship activist.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9781627795272
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  The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko

  By Scott Stambach

  He has no arms or legs. She has blood that is betraying her. They are the smartest people in the children's hospital and the only ones who understand, and they take “star-crossed lovers” to a whole new level.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9781250081865
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  The Queen of Blood

  By Sarah Beth Durst

  Daleina is determined to keep her family safe from vengeance-seeking spirits, placing her in the crossfire of an insecure queen and powerful spirits.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9780062413345
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  The Regional Office is Under Attack!

  By Manuel Gonzales

  Fraught with explosive action, female assassins, teenage crushes, and even a cyborg, this fast-paced, dynamic story of revenge explores what happens to a group of woman hell-bent on defending the world from evil forces.

  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9781594632419
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  Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure

  By Ryan North

  Take the lead in this choose-your-own-adventure graphic novel. Fantastic, dense illustrations draw you into a Romeo and Juliet retelling like none other you've ever experienced. Romance isn't dead and in the end, maybe Romeo and Juliet aren't either.

  • Romance
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9781101983300
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  The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar

  By Matt Simon

  Simon explores the benefits of evolution, in these odd yet compelling stories that range from creatures adapting to find food to having sex.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2017
  • ISBN: 9780143128687