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1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners

Browse the 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Book Sense Book of the Year Award Awarded by American Booksellers Association 3 categories shown

ABBY Adult Trade Winner

Winner and nominees for the 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award ABBY Adult Trade Winner category.

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Winner

Angela's Ashes

McCourt, Frank

Standalone · General Fiction

1996 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award winner

ABBY Children's Winner

Winner and nominees for the 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award ABBY Children's Winner category.

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Winner

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Henkes, Kevin

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-1996 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award winner

Children's

Winner and nominees for the 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Children's category.

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Nominee

The Library

Stewart, Sarah

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-1995 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award nominee

Nominee

Math Curse

Scieszka, Jon

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-1995 1996 Book Sense Book of the Year Award nominee

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Children's Illustrated Archive Children's Archive Children's Literature Archive Adult Fiction Archive Adult Archive Book of the Year Archive Paperback Archive ABBY Children's Winner Archive Rediscovery Archive ABBY Adult Trade Winner Archive Fiction Archive ABBY Winner Archive

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