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2005 National Book Award Winners

Browse the 2005 National Book Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

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Young People's Literature

Winner and nominees for the 2005 National Book Award Young People's Literature category.

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Winner

The Penderwicks

Birdsall, Jeanne

Penderwicks Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Jun-2005 2005 National Book Award winner

Finalist

Inexcusable

Lynch, Chris

Keir Sarafian Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

May-2007 2005 National Book Award finalist

Finalist

Where I Want to Be

Griffin, Adele

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2007 2005 National Book Award finalist

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