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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (2009, Age 12 and over)
• Tomorrow, when the war began by John Marsden (2009, No 932, Age 12 and over)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Jr. Walter M. Miller (5)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (22)
• The Witches Of Karres by James Schmitz (36)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Jr. Walter M. Miller (7)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (14)
• The Witches Of Karres by James Schmitz (31)

The Age Book of the Year Award

• The Year of Living Dangerously by Christopher Koch (Fiction, 1978)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (37)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (37)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Home Before Morning the Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam by Lynda Van Devanter (1983)
• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (1986)
• Tomorrow, when the war began by John Marsden (1996)
• To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis (1999)
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (2000)
• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers [STIFF] by Mary(Author) Roach (2004)
• How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (2005)
• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (2007)
• Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (2008)
• Impossible by Nancy Werlin (2009)
• Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (2009)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (Fiction, 1999)
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers [STIFF] by Mary(Author) Roach (Science & Technology, 2004)
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The road by Cormac McCarthy (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE) by Jeannette Walls (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Tomorrow, when the war began by John Marsden ( Facing Nature Head On, 1998)
• To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis ( Changing Dimensions, 1999)
• The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. LeGuin ( Short Takes, 2000)
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (I’ve Got a Secret, 2003)
• Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones ( Gateway to Faerie, 2005)
• Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory ( What Ails you?, 2006)
• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers [STIFF] by Mary(Author) Roach (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)
• The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE) by Jeannette Walls (What Makes a Family?, 2008)
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austen ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)

ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults

• Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (2008)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (2000)
• Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (2008)

Alex Award

• To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis (1998)
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (2002)
• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers [STIFF] by Mary(Author) Roach (2004)
• Thinner Than Thou by Kit Reed (2005)
• The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE) by Jeannette Walls (2006)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: March 2009

• Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman (#48)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2008)

Ambassador Book Award

• Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks (Current Affairs, 2007)

Anthony Award

• In the Woods by Tana French (Best First Novel, 2008)
• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (Best Novel, 2001)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (1980)

Apollo Award

• The Embedding by Ian Watson (1975)

Arab American National Museum Book Award

• Origin: A Novel by Diana Abu-Jaber (Adult Fiction, Honorable Mention, 2008)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (1987)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Daughters of the North (P.S.) by Sarah Hall (2008)

Arthur Ross Book Award

• Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks (Honorable mention, 2007)

Aurealis Award Finalist

• Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (Fantasy Novel, 2008)

Aurora Award Shortlist

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (1986)

Barnes & Noble Discover Award

• Name All the Animals (ISBN: 0743255224) by Alison Smith (Nonfiction, 2004)

Barry Award

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (British Crime Novel, 2000)
• Field of Blood: A Novel by Denise Mina (British Crime Novel, 2006)
• In the Woods by Tana French (First Novel, 2008)

Barry Award nominee

• First Drop (Charlie Fox Mysteries) by Zoe Sharp (British Crime Novel, 2005)
• Private Wars (Queen and Country) by Greg Rucka (Thriller, 2006)

BBC's Big Read

• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Best loved novel, 2003, No 125)
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (Best loved novel, 2003, No 130)
• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (Best loved novel, 2003, No 131)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)
• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (2006)
• Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (2008)

BILBY

• Tomorrow, when the war began by John Marsden (Older Readers, 1998)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver ( Adult Winner, 2000)
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)
• Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2003)
• The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE) by Jeannette Walls (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2006)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2008)
• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Children's Lit. Honor Book, 2007)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (1986)
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2003)

Books with Bite: Teen Read Week 2008

• Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (Interpersonal Relations)

Booktrust Teenage Prize Shortlist

• How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (2005)

Borders Original Voices

• When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin (2008)

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Fiction and Poetry, 2007)

Branford Boase Award

• How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (2005)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2007)

Canada Reads Nominee

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (2002)
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2005)

Christopher Award

• The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE) by Jeannette Walls (2006)

Colorado Book Award

• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer (2004)

Combat des livres

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Fiction, Gold, 2007)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by MARGARET ATWOOD (Best Book, Caribbean and Canada Region, 1987)

COOL Awards

• Tomorrow, when the war began by John Marsden (Fiction for Older Readers joint winner, 1995)

Costa Shortlist

• What I Was: A Novel by Meg Rosoff (Children's Book, 2007)

CWA

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2000)
• Garnethill by Denise Mina (New Blood Dagger, 1998)

Dilys Award

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (2001)

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