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2010 Alex Awards

Award given to adult books that appeal to teens.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
   

The Bride's Farewell

The Bride's Farewell

Written by Meg Rosoff

   

Everything Matters!

Everything Matters!

Written by Ron Currie, Jr.
   

The Good Soldiers

The Good Soldiers

Written by David Finkel
   

The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir

The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir

Written by Diana Welch and Liz Welch
with Amanda Welch and Dan Welch

   

The Magicians

The Magicians

Written by Lev Grossman
   

My Abandonment

My Abandonment

Written by Peter Rock

   

Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel

Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel

Written by Gail Carriger
   

Stitches: A Memoir

Stitches: A Memoir

Written by David Small

   

Tunneling to the Center of the Earth

Tunneling to the Center of the Earth

Written by Kevin Wilson
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YALSA:  Young Adult Library Services Association


2010 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults
 

   

Alligator Bayou

Alligator Bayou

by
Donna Jo Napoli
   

Demon's Lexicon

Demon's Lexicon

by Sarah Rees Brennan
   

The Great Wide Sea

The Great Wide Sea

by M. H. Herlong
   

Lips Touch: Three Times

Lips Touch: Three Times

by Laini Taylor
   

  Marcelo in the Real World

Marcelo in the Real World

by Francisco X. Stork
   

The Orange Houses

The Orange Houses

by Paul Griffin
   

  The Reformed Vampire Support Group

The Reformed Vampire Support Group

by Catherine Jinks
   

Stitches: A Memoir

Stitches: A Memoir

by David Small
   

When You Reach Me

When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead

   

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

by Sally M. Walker
   
Complete List of Best Books for Young Adults


YALSA:  Young Adult Library Services Association


2009 Teen's Top Ten
 

 

Breaking Dawn

Breaking Dawn

by Stephenie Meyer
   

City of Ashes

City of Ashes

by Cassandra Clare
   

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart 

   

Graceling

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore
   

The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman
   

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

by Susan Collins

   

Identical

Identical

by Ellen Hopkins
   

Paper Towns

Paper Towns

by John Green
   

Untamed

Untamed

by P.C. and Kristin Cast
   

Wake

Wake

by Lisa McMann
   
Previous Teens' Top Ten Winners

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2010 Margaret A. Edwards Award

Award to honor an author who has written books that remain popular over time.  It recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.

   

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Jim Murphy
Author Website: http://jimmurphybooks.com/

Author of: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793;  Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America;  The Great Fire;  The Long Road to Gettysburg;  A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy.

Books by Jim Murphy


Previous Margaret A. Edwards  Award Winners

 

Michael L. Printz Award

2010 Michael L. Printz Award

An award for a book that exemplifies literary
excellence in young adult literature.

   

Going Bovine

Going Bovine

by Libba Bray

   

Honor Books

   
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

by Deborah Heiligman
   
The Monstrumologist The Monstrumologist

by Rick Yancey
   
Punkzilla Punkzilla

by Adam Rapp
   
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973

by John Barnes

Previous Michael L. Printz Award Winners

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