ALEX award winner Lock In
by gulickb
In February John Scalzi's book Lock In was one of 10 books to win the Alex award given out by the ALA and YALSA.
Lock In takes place in a world where 1.7 million people have contracted an illness that makes them unable to move or communicate. They are aware of their surrounding but unable to act, this syndrome is called "Locked In Syndrome" but in Scalzi's book they refer to the people who suffer from it as Haden's.
The world develops technology to let these Haden's move and be functional members of society. Now someone is killing them. Chris Shane is one of those and now he has to try and find out who is killing other Haden's and why.
This Sci Fi Mystery will grab you and make you want to finish.
If you are interested in reading more of John Scalzi's work you should out his Hugo award winners Old Man's War and Redshirts
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The Alex Award is one of my
The Alex Award is one of my fave awards to watch out for!
I love that they are adult fiction with teen characters. There are definitely some great titles announced each year. Here are other [http://www.aadl.org/user/lists/public/search/alex%20award|public lists] in the AADL catalog of past Alex winners, for those who want more.