Ask the Passengers

Ask the Passengers
Cover art for the novel The Hate U Give, published in 2017. The cover art depicts a young African-American female teenager holding a title card with the novel's title; the title card obscures the entirety of the teenager's torso, and the only visible clothing includes a red hairband, blue denim cut-off shorts, and white athletic shoes.
AuthorA. S. King
LanguageEnglish
PublishedOctober 23, 2012
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication placeUnited States
Pages336
ISBN9780316194679

Ask the Passengers is a young adult novel by A. S. King, published October 23, 2012 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. In 2012, the book won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature.[1]

Reception

Ask the Passengers was generally well-received, including starred reviews from Booklist,[2] The Horn Book,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] Publishers Weekly,[5] and Shelf Awareness.[6]

Kirkus Reviews called Ask the Passengers "[q]uite possibly the best teen novel featuring a girl questioning her sexuality written in years."[4] Publishers Weekly said the book was "[f]unny, provocative, and intelligent," noting that it "celebrates love in all of its messy, modern complexity."[5]

On behalf of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Deborah Stevenson wrote, "For kids struggling with their own truths, it can be hard to believe how much light there is once you come out of the cave. This is a book that knows and understands that, and it's one that readers will believe."[7]

The book was removed from public school libraries in Martin County, Florida.[8]

Awards and honors for Ask the Passengers
Year Award/Honor Result Ref.
2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature Winner [1]
2013 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist [9]
James Cook Book Award Winner [10]
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [11]
2014 Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee [12]
Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee [13]
2015 Lincoln Award Nominee [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners". Los Angeles Times. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ Ask the Passengers. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2022-02-03 – via Booklist.
  3. ^ Brabander, Jennifer M. (2013-05-01). "Review of Ask the Passengers". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  4. ^ a b "Ask the Passengers". Kirkus Reviews. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. ^ a b "Children's Book Review: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King. Little, Brown, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-316-19468-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  6. ^ Northington, Jenn (2012-11-02). "Ask the Passengers". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  7. ^ Stevenson, Deborah (2012). "Ask the Passengers (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 66 (2): 63–64. doi:10.1353/bcc.2012.0726. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 145251453.
  8. ^ "These books are banned in Martin County, Florida". 13 March 2023.
  9. ^ "2013 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Finalists Announced". Unleashing Readers. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  10. ^ "James Cook Book Award". Ohio Library Council. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  11. ^ "Ask the Passengers | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  12. ^ "January 2014". Milwaukee County Teen Book Award. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  13. ^ "2014 Nominees". Rhode Island Teen Book Award. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  14. ^ "2015 Abraham Lincoln Award Illinois' High School Readers' Choice Award" (PDF). Association of Illinois School Library Educators. Retrieved 2022-02-04.