What is the Alex Award for books?
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What is the Alex Award for books?
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 Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002.
What organization Awards the Alex Awards?
the American Library Association
The titles are selected the by Adult Books for Young Adults Task Force from the previous year’s publishing. The Alex Awards are sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association.
Who created the Alex Awards?
Alex Awards
| Alex Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association |
| First awarded | 1998 |
| Website | ala.org/yalsa/alex-awards |
Who sponsors the Alex Awards?
Margaret A
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2022 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A.
What books won the Coretta Scott King Award?
Gandhi Peace PrizeCoretta Scott King Award for…
Coretta Scott King/Awards
What book won the National book award?
Fiction
| 1950 | Nelson Algren | The Man with the Golden Arm |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colson Whitehead | The Underground Railroad |
| 2017 | Jesmyn Ward | Sing, Unburied, Sing |
| 2018 | Sigrid Nunez | The Friend |
| 2019 | Susan Choi | Trust Exercise |
What is one book that has won the Caldecott Honor?
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. The illustrator is Marcia Brown.
Who won the first Margaret Edwards Award?
S.E. Hinton
S.E. Hinton received the first Edwards Award in 1988 for her books “The Outsiders,” “Rumblefish,” “Tex” and “That Was Then, This is Now.” Judy Blume received the 1996 award for “Forever.”
What is the Carter G Woodson Award?
The Carter G. Woodson Book Award is presented to exemplary books written for children and young people each year at the NCSS Annual Conference.
What is the Skipping Stones Honor Award?
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1994 — recognizing outstanding books that promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness of nature, ecology, and diversity.
