Award Archive
Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.
Recent Award Winners
Recent Book Sense Book of the Year Award winning books across major categories.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Selznick, Brian
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Willems, Mo
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Hosseini, Khaled
The Book Thief
Zusak, Markus
Water for Elephants
Gruen, Sara
Inkspell
Funke, Cornelia
Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners by Year
Each year page shows the full Book Sense Book of the Year Award results for that year, grouped by category.
Book Sense Book of the Year Award Categories
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.
Children's Illustrated
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Children's Illustrated winners and nominees across the full archive.
Children's
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Children's winners and nominees across the full archive.
Children's Literature
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Children's Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.
Adult Fiction
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Adult Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.
Adult
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.
Book of the Year
Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Book of the Year winners and nominees across the full archive.
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- Start with a year if you want the full Book Sense Book of the Year Award results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
- Start with a category if you want to follow one prize across multiple years.
- Use this hub as the main Book Sense Book of the Year Award page before drilling into deeper award slices.
Popular Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners and Categories
Explore recent winners, major categories, and popular award archives.
2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners
Best for readers who want the latest full winner and nominee list grouped by category.
Book Sense Book of the Year Award – Children's Illustrated
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.
Book Sense Book of the Year Award – Children's
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.