Ask the Passengers explained

Alt: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.
Author:A. S. King
Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Country:United States
Language:English
Ask the Passengers
Published:October 23, 2012
Pages:336
Isbn:9780316194679

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.
2012Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult LiteratureWinner
2013Amelia Elizabeth Walden AwardFinalist[9]
James Cook Book AwardWinner[10]
YALSA Best Fiction for Young AdultsSelection[11]
2014Milwaukee County Teen Book AwardNominee[12]
Rhode Island Teen Book AwardNominee[13]
2015Lincoln Award Nominee[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-04-19. 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners. 2022-02-03. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  2. Book: 2012-09-15. Ask the Passengers. 2022-02-03. Booklist.
  3. Web site: Brabander. Jennifer M.. 2013-05-01. Review of Ask the Passengers. 2022-02-03. The Horn Book.
  4. Web site: 2012-08-15. Ask the Passengers. 2022-02-03. Kirkus Reviews.
  5. Web site: Children's Book Review: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King. Little, Brown, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-316-19468-6. 2022-02-03. PublishersWeekly.com. en.
  6. Web site: Northington. Jenn. 2012-11-02. Ask the Passengers. 2022-02-03. Shelf Awareness.
  7. Stevenson. Deborah. 2012. Ask the Passengers (review). Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. en. 66. 2. 63–64. 10.1353/bcc.2012.0726. 145251453 . 1558-6766.
  8. Web site: These books are banned in Martin County, Florida . 13 March 2023 .
  9. Web site: 2013 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Finalists Announced. 2022-02-03. Unleashing Readers. en-US.
  10. Web site: James Cook Book Award. 2022-02-03. Ohio Library Council. en-US. 2022-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128021456/https://olc.org/about-us/divisions/teen-services-division/james-cook-book-award/. dead.
  11. Web site: 2013-02-04. Ask the Passengers Awards & Grants. 2022-02-03. American Library Association.
  12. Web site: January 2014. 2022-02-03. Milwaukee County Teen Book Award. en.
  13. Web site: 2014 Nominees. 2022-02-03. Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
  14. Web site: 2015 Abraham Lincoln Award Illinois' High School Readers' Choice Award. 2022-02-04. Association of Illinois School Library Educators.

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