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      Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners

      Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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      2008 Children's Literature

      The Invention of Hugo Cabret

      Selznick, Brian

      Winner · Children's Literature

      2008 Children's Illustrated

      Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity

      Willems, Mo

      Winner · Children's Illustrated

      2008 Fiction

      A Thousand Splendid Suns

      Hosseini, Khaled

      Winner · Fiction

      2007 Children's Literature

      The Book Thief

      Zusak, Markus

      Winner · Children's Literature

      2007 Adult Fiction

      Water for Elephants

      Gruen, Sara

      Winner · Adult Fiction

      2006 Children's Literature

      Inkspell

      Funke, Cornelia

      Winner · Children's Literature

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      Children's Illustrated

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      41 results across this category

      Children's

      Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Children's winners and nominees across the full archive.

      35 results across this category

      Children's Literature

      Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Children's Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.

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      Adult Fiction

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      18 results across this category

      Adult

      Browse Book Sense Book of the Year Award Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.

      14 results across this category

      Book of the Year

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      8 results across this category

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      2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners

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      Book Sense Book of the Year Award – Children's Illustrated

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      Book Sense Book of the Year Award – Children's

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