Looking for something good to read? The 2007 Alex Awards for interesting Young Adult titles are as follows:
* Connolly, John. The Book of Lost Things. $23.00. Simon & Schuster/Atria.(0743298853).
* Doig, Ivan. The Whistling Season. $25.00. Harcourt. (0151012377).
* D’Orso, Michael. Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and A High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska. $23.95. Bloomsbury. (1582346232).
* Gruen, Sara. Water for Elephants. $23.95. Algonquin. (1565124995).
* Joern, Pamela Carter. Floor of the Sky. $16.95. University of Nebraska.(0803276311).
* Hamamura, John. Color of the Sea. $24.95. Thomas Dunne. (0312340737).
* Lewis, Michael. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. $24.95. Norton. (0393061239).
* Mitchell, David. Black Swan Green. $23.95. Random House.(1400063795).
* Rash, Ron. The World Made Straight. $24.00. Henry Holt. (0805078665).
* Setterfield, Diane. The Thirteenth Tale. $26.00. Simon & Schuster/Atria.
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