Alex Award
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The Alex Award is an American Library Association honor given annually to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex Award canonical | 5 |
| Alex Awards | 3 |
| ALA Alex Award | 1 |
| ALA Best Books for Young Adults | 1 |
| Alex Award (Ready Player One) | 1 |
| American Library Association Alex Award | 1 |
| American Library Association’s Alex Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3362221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alex Award Context triple: [Jesmyn Ward, awardReceived, Alex Award]
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A.
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
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B.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of children's fiction.
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C.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
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D.
Children's Choice Book Award
The Children's Choice Book Award is a U.S. children's book prize determined by votes from young readers, recognizing their favorite authors and books.
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E.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year was a prestigious UK literary award, part of the Whitbread (later Costa) Book Awards, recognizing outstanding children's literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alex Award Target entity description: The Alex Award is an American Library Association honor given annually to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.
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A.
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
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B.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of children's fiction.
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C.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
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D.
Children's Choice Book Award
The Children's Choice Book Award is a U.S. children's book prize determined by votes from young readers, recognizing their favorite authors and books.
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E.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year was a prestigious UK literary award, part of the Whitbread (later Costa) Book Awards, recognizing outstanding children's literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Library Association award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alex Awards
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linked to:
Alex Award
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| awardedIn |
fiction
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| awardFor | books written for adults with special appeal to young adults ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | professional association ⓘ |
| awardType | reader advisory award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
books published for the adult market
ⓘ
books with significant appeal to readers aged 12–18 ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1998 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
adult literature
ⓘ
young adult literature ⓘ |
| givenIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAgeFocus |
adults
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory | adult books with teen appeal ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to assist librarians in readers’ advisory for teens
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to encourage reading among young adults ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| isPartOfProgram |
YALSA awards and selection lists
ⓘ
linked to:
Young Adult Library Services Association
|
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Margaret Alexander Edwards ⓘ |
| notableFor | highlighting crossover titles for teens and adults ⓘ |
| numberOfAnnualRecipients | 10 ⓘ |
| organizer | Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| partOf | ALA Youth Media Awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Library Association
ⓘ
Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| secondaryAudienceOfRecognizedWorks | readers aged 12–18 ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
appeal to young adult readers
ⓘ
clarity of presentation ⓘ literary merit ⓘ originality ⓘ quality of writing ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by a committee of librarians ⓘ |
| sponsor | American Library Association ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfRecognizedWorks | general adult readership ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime |
ALA Midwinter Meeting or LibLearnX
ⓘ
linked to:
ALA Midwinter Meeting
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| typicalFormatOfWorks |
nonfiction books
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novels ⓘ short story collections ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-awards ⓘ |
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Subject: Alex Award Description of subject: The Alex Award is an American Library Association honor given annually to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.
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Into the Wild (book)
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