YALSO has selected the ten books for the 2004 Alex Awards The Alex Award is given to adult fiction and nonfiction that will “intrigue and challenge the diverse audience of teen readers.”
The award winners are:
Davis, Amanda. Wonder When You’ll Miss Me. William Morrow/HarperCollins, $24.95 (0-688-16781-0).
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Doubleday, $22.95 (0-385-50945-6).
Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. Riverhead, $24.95 (1-57322-245-3).
Niffenegger, Audrey. The Time Traveler’s Wife. MacAdam Cage, $25.00 (1-931561-46-X)
Packer, Z.Z. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Riverhead, $24.95 (1-57322-234-8).
Roach, Mary. Stiff. Norton, $23.95 (0-393-05093-9).
Salzman, Mark. True Notebooks. Knopf, $24.00 (0-375-41308-1).
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. Pantheon, $17.95 (0-375-42230-7)
Winspear, Jacqueline. Maisie Dobbs. Soho, $24.00 (1-56947-330-7).
Yates, Bart. Leave Myself Behind. Kensington, $23.00 (0-7582-1348-9).