Awards in your library

Summary: 49 Awards.

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• Odyssey by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
• Iliad of Homer. Translated by Richmond Lattimore (Phoenix ed.) by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
• The Histories by Herodotus (2 - 5th century BCE)
• The Aeneid of Virgil a New Verse Translation By C. Day Lewis by C. Day Lewis (19 BCE)
• The Annals of Imperial Rome (Penguin Classics) by Tacitus (120 AD)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Treasure Island (Konemann Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (2006/2008 Edition)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (1982)
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (1985)
• War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull (1987)
• Relic (Pendergast, Book 1) by Douglas Preston (1996)
• A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb (2006)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Odyssey by Homer (Poetry, 1999)
• The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes Ph.D. (Science & Technology, 2004)
• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (History, 2004)
• Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester (History, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Relic (Pendergast, Book 1) by Douglas Preston ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• The silver wolf by Alice Borchardt ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley ( If It Weren’t For Them: Heroes, 2004)
• Bedlam's Bard by Mercedes Lackey ( Magic in the Real World, 2008)
• Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder ( Spies and Intrigue, 2009)
• A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb ( Death and Dying, 2009)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Amazon's Best books of for Teens, 2007)

BBC's Big Read

• Treasure Island (Konemann Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (Best loved novel, 2003, No 36)
• River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith (Best loved novel, 2003, No 162)

Benjamin Franklin Award (Audiobook - Adult Nonfiction, 2007) Stanley Lombardo translation

• Iliad of Homer. Translated by Richmond Lattimore (Phoenix ed.) by Homer

Best Books 2006 Awards Finalist (Lombardo, Unabridged Audio) Parmenides Publishing

• Odyssey by Homer

Book Sense Summer 2008 Children's Picks

• Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely) by Melissa Marr

Books with Bite: Teen Read Week 2008

• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Teen Picks)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative (Mentor) by Anonymous
• The Aeneid of Virgil a New Verse Translation By C. Day Lewis by C. Day Lewis
• The Histories by Herodotus

Caldecott Medal

• The GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES by Goble (1979)

Compton Crook Award

• Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (2006)

Compton Crook Award Nominee

• War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull (1988)

Florida Teens Read

• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (2008-2009)

Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award

• The American Revolution: Writings from the War of Independence (Library of America) by Various (special recognition for a compilation, 2002)

Garden State Book Award

• Relic (Pendergast, Book 1) by Douglas Preston (Teen Fiction Grades 9-12, 1998)

Guardian 1000

• Treasure Island (Konemann Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (War and travel)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (1983)
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (1985)

The IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

• Archangel by Sharon Shinn (1996)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (1984-1985)

Lillian Smith Award

• Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth R. Varon (2004)

Locus

• War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull (First Novel, 1988)

Locus Award

• War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull (Best First Novel, 1988)

Locus Poll

• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (First Novel, 2008, 9)

Locus Recommended Reading

• Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (First Novel, 2005)
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (First Novel, 2007)
• Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely) by Melissa Marr (Young Adult, 2008)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee

• War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

National Book Award

• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (History (Paperback), 1980)
• The Aeneid of Virgil a New Verse Translation By C. Day Lewis by C. Day Lewis (Translation, 1973)

National Book Award finalist

• From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun (Nonfiction, 2000)
• Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins by Steve Olson (Nonfiction, 2002)
• Odyssey by Homer (Translation, 1968)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun (Criticism, 2000)
• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (General Nonfiction, 1978)

New York Times bestseller

• Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely) by Melissa Marr
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Children's Chapter, 2007)
• The lotus and the wind, a novel by John Masters (Fiction, 1953)
• Sphinx by Robin Cook (Fiction, 1979)
• Inca Gold by Clive Cussler (Fiction, 1994)
• River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith (Fiction, 1994)
• Flood Tide by Clive Cussler (Fiction, 1997)
• Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler (Fiction, 2003)
• The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe (Fiction, 2009)
• The Testimony of the Spade: Life in Northern Europe, From 15,000 B.C. to the Time of the Vikings by Geoffrey Bibby (General, 1957)
• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (General, 1978)
• From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun (Nonfiction, 2000)

Newbery Honor

• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (1983)

Newbery Medal

• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (1985)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• Iliad of Homer. Translated by Richmond Lattimore (Phoenix ed.) by Homer (2009, No. 8)
• Odyssey by Homer (2009, No. 8)
• The Histories by Herodotus (2009, No. 28)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative (Mentor) by Anonymous
• The Aeneid of Virgil a New Verse Translation By C. Day Lewis by C. Day Lewis
• Iliad of Homer. Translated by Richmond Lattimore (Phoenix ed.) by Homer
• Odyssey by Homer

Odyssey Award Nominee

• Treasure Island (Konemann Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (Listening Library, Narrated by Alfred Molina)

Prix Aurora Award finalist

• To trade the stars by Julie Czerneda (Long-Form Work in English, 2003)

RITA Award

• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Best Young Adult Romance, 2008)

Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award

• Angel-seeker by Sharon Shinn (Science Fiction, 2004)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

• Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester (2003)

Society of Military History - Distinguished Book Award

• The Women's Army corps, 1945 - 1978 by Bettie J. Morden (1991)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics) by Suetonius (2008)
• Iliad of Homer. Translated by Richmond Lattimore (Phoenix ed.) by Homer (2008)
• Treasure Island (Konemann Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (2008)
• Odyssey by Homer (2008)
• The Histories by Herodotus (2008)

Thriller Award Nominee

• Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell (First Novel, 2008)

Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year

• Odyssey by Homer ([trans.Robert Fagles] Fiction (5), 1996)
• Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester (Non-fiction (5), 2003)

Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books

• Treasure Island (Konemann Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (1997, No 40)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith (47)

Winner of the Distinguished Book Award of the Society of Colonial Wars

• Betrayals: Fort William Henry and the Massacre by Ian K. Steele

Wolfson History Prize

• The Ancient Economy (Sather Classical Lectures , No 43) by M. I. Finley (1974)
• The Making of Europe by Robert Bartlett (1993)