The Alex Awards annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18".
[ Since 2002, the Alex Awards have been administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the ]American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world.
History 19th century ...
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The awards, initially bestowed in 1998, were named after ]Baltimore
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librarian Margaret Alexander Edwards, who was known as "Alex". They are sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and ''Booklist
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'' magazine.
Alex recipients
References
External links
Alex Awards Home Page
{{Portal bar , Children's literature
1998 establishments in the United States
American Library Association awards
American literary awards
Awards established in 1998
English-language literary awards
Young adult literature awards