Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Children's Literature (Awarded by American Booksellers Association)

Awards List

2008

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
(Winner)
Brian Selznick

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(Honor Book)
Jeff Kinney

Eclipse
(Honor Book)
Stephenie Meyer

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Honor Book)
Sherman Alexie

The Arrival
(Honor Book)
Shaun Tan

2007

The Book Thief
(Winner)
Markus Zusak

Peter and the Shadow Thieves
(Honor Book)
Ridley Pearson; Dave Barry

New Moon
(Honor Book)
Stephenie Meyer

The Pox Party
(Honor Book)
M.T. Anderson

2006

Inkspell
(Winner)
Cornelia Funke

The Penderwicks
(Honor Book)
Jeanne Birdsall

Flush
(Honor Book)
Carl Hiaasen

2005

Chasing Vermeer
(Winner)
Blue Balliett

Ida B
(Honor Book)
Katherine Hannigan

So Yesterday
(Nominee)
Scott Westerfeld

The Sea of Trolls
(Honor Book)
Nancy Farmer

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
(Nominee)
E.L. Konigsburg

2004

Eragon
(Winner)
Christopher Paolini

The Tale of Despereaux
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo

Inkheart
(Nominee)
Cornelia Funke

2003

The Arctic Incident
(Nominee)
Eoin Colfer

2002

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
(Winner)
Ann Brashares

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
(Nominee)
Louise Rennison

You Read to Me & I'll Read to You: 20th-Century Stories to Share
(Nominee)
Janet Schulman

Award Categories

ABBY Adult Trade Winner

ABBY Children's Winner

ABBY Winner

Adult

Adult Fiction

Book of the Year

Children's

Children's Illustrated

Children's Literature

Fiction

Paperback

Rediscovery

Award Years

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990