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Abraham Lincoln and Alex Awards 2019
Join here Read books from the Abraham Lincoln Award and Alex Award lists and win. Write a quick book review and earn more chances to win! Post your A-List book review here. A monthly raffle will be held to win a $10.00 gift card each month. What is an Abraham Lincoln Award? This award is given to the book voted as most outstanding by participating high school students in Illinois. Books are selected from nominations made by students, educators and librarians, for more information (ISLMA). 2019 Abraham Lincoln Nominees Click titles below for book trailers or book reviews All We Have Left by Wendy Mills American Street by Ibi Zoboi Beartown by Fredril Backman Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders/Gabe Johnson Takes Over by Geoff Herbach Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Illuminae by Amie Kaufman A List of Cages by Robin Roe Ms. Marvel, Vol.1: No Normal by G.Willow Wilson One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus Paper Girls, Vol.1 by Brian K. Vaughan The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore Scythe by Neal Shusterman The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake We Are Okay by Nina LaCour When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin What is an Alex Award? The Alex Awards are given to 10 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 Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002. 2017 Alex Award List Click titles below for book trailers or book reviews The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar by Matt Simon Die Young with Me by Rob Rufus In the Country We Love by Diane Guerrero Buffering by Hannah Hart The Queen of Blood by Sarah Durst The Regional Office is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzales Arena by Holly Jennings Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach Cast your vote in February for your favorite "A" list book and earn rewards! |