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Senate Resolution

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A resolution honoring Florida author Alex Flinn.

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     WHEREAS, Alex Flinn is the author of seven novels for young

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people which have been widely acclaimed by reviewers across the

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United States, and

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     WHEREAS, many of her books have made the American Library

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Association's "Best Books for Young Adults" list, as well as

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"Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers," intended for

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teens who might not be eager to read, and

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     WHEREAS, three of Alex Flinn's books - "Breathing

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Underwater," "Nothing to Lose," and "Fade to Black" - have

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received such teen-selected honors as being named to the

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International Reading Association's Young Adult Choices list, and

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     WHEREAS, Alex Flinn's books have also been nominated for

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state awards, "Breathing Underwater" won the Maryland Black-Eyed

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Susan Award in 2004, and "Beastly" is nominated for the 2009 Lone

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Star State (Texas) Award, and

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     WHEREAS, Alex Flinn's novels, in hardcover and paperback, have

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sold hundreds of thousands of copies throughout North America, and

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her books have been translated into many foreign languages and sold

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internationally, and

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     WHEREAS, few writers for young people have captured so well

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the images of contemporary Florida, both the Florida of dreams

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and the reality of its cosmopolitan population, and her newest

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novel, "A Kiss in Time," set in the glamorous Florida of today,

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will be published nationally by Harper Collins in 2009, and

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     WHEREAS, Alex Flinn's profound concern for today's young

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people and the often torturous choices they must make to meet

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society's demands are unique in the publishing industry, and her

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ability to address the role of the arts in young people's lives

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is part of her passionate message, and

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     WHEREAS, Alex Flinn's novels appeal to teens who are not

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already avid readers and thus open up the world of reading to

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innumerable young Floridians, NOW, THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the Senate honors and commends the literary

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accomplishments of Alex Flinn and applauds in particular her

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ability to reach young people through novels that confront and

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help them meet the issues and challenges in their lives.

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     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with

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the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Alex Flinn as a

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tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.