Showing 1–6 of 6 books

• Genre: Realistic Fiction
• Award year: 2007
• List: Alex Awards

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  Black Swan Green

  By David Mitchell

  In the British village of Black Swan Green, 13-year-old Jason survives ghost sightings, bullies, a first kiss, and his parents divorce.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2007
  • ISBN: 9781400063796
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  Color of the Sea

  By John Hamamura

  Raised in the samurai tradition, a teenager struggles to live within this code, even as he decides to fight for the U.S. after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2007
  • ISBN: 9780307386076
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  The Floor of the Sky

  By Pamela Carter Joern

  Toby, 72, is about to lose the family ranch when Lila, her pregnant granddaughter comes for the summer. Lila uncovers family secrets while trying to decide whether to keep her baby.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2007
  • ISBN: 9780803276314
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  The Thirteenth Tale

  By Diane Setterfield

  Margaret, a shy, unknown biographer, has to sift truth from fiction as she becomes the first person to hear the secrets of a reclusive best-selling author's mysterious past.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2007
  • ISBN: 9780743298025
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  The Whistling Season

  By Ivan Doig

  Rose, who can't cook but doesn't bite arrives in Montana, bringing joy and order to three motherless boys and their father.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2007
  • ISBN: 9780156031646
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  The World Made Straight

  By Ron Rash

  When 17-year-old Travis Shelton discovers a marijuana farm in the Appalachian woods, he begins a confrontation with the subtle evils within his rural world.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Alex Awards 2007
  • ISBN: 9780312426606