2000 Alex Award Winners (10 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 books are selected from the previous year's publishing.

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1	River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 14,070 ratings score: 298, 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	Plainsong (Plainsong, #1) by Kent Haruf 4.04 avg rating — 79,933 ratings score: 191, 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	High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places by David Breashears 3.93 avg rating — 3,734 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
4	Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.32 avg rating — 180,097 ratings score: 99, 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	Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esmé Raji Codell 3.91 avg rating — 6,601 ratings score: 97, 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 Reappearance of Sam Webber by Jonathon Scott Fuqua (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 65 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	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 481,942 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	The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw 3.85 avg rating — 5,887 ratings score: 94, 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	Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child by Elva Treviño Hart 3.84 avg rating — 781 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
10	Imani All Mine by Connie Rose Porter 4.20 avg rating — 1,333 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