2005 Alex Award Winners (10 books)

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

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1		My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,288,032 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox 4.19 avg rating — 5,082 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 37,950 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 5,704 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Donorboy by Brendan Halpin (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 611 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Work of Wolves by Kent Meyers 4.02 avg rating — 1,348 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett 3.97 avg rating — 48,444 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Thinner Than Thou by Kit Reed 3.20 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Project X by Jim Shepard 3.53 avg rating — 1,122 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan 3.71 avg rating — 4,643 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

10 books · 4 voters · list created April 18th, 2014 by Christine Kallner (votes) .

Tags: 2005, adult, ala, alex-award, awards, crossover, winner, yalsa, young-adult

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