2007 Alex Award Winners

The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998, and became an official ALA award in 2002.

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year’s publishing.

The award is sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and Booklist. Edwards was a young adult specialist for many years at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Her work is described in her book Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, and over the years she has served as an inspiration to librarians who serve young adults. The Alex Awards are named after Edwards, who was called “Alex” by her friends.

Send to Printer 2007 Alex Award Winners The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998, and became an official ALA award in 2002. The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year’s publishing. The award is sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and Booklist. Edwards was a young adult specialist for many years at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Her work is described in her book Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, and over the years she has served as an inspiration to librarians who serve young adults. The Alex Awards are named after Edwards, who was called “Alex” by her friends.
	1.	The Book of Lost Things: A Novel by John Connolly
	2.	The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
	3.	Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and a High School Basketball Team in Arctic Alaska by Michael D'Orso
	4.	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
	5.	Color of the Sea by John Hamamura
	6.	The Floor of the Sky (Flyover Fiction) by Pamela, Carter Joern
	7.	The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
	8.	Black Swan Green: A Novel by David Mitchell
	9.	The World Made Straight: A Novel by Ron Rash
	10.	The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield
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