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

• The Second Sex (Vintage) by Simone De Beauvoir (1948)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Jazz (Vintage International) by Toni Morrison (2006 Edition)
• The Autumn of the Patriarch (Perennial Classics) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (2006/2008 Edition)
• Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker (2006/2008 Edition)
• Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson (2006/2008 Edition)
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (2006/2008 Edition)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (2006/2008 Edition)
• Anna Karenina (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (2009, No 616, Age 8 and over)
• The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition by Johnny Gruelle (2009, Ages 5↑)
• Peter Pan (Aladdin Classics) by J. M. Barrie (2009, Ages 8↑)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (37)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (37)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (1980)
• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)
• Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club) by Kaye Gibbons (1987)
• Weetzie Bat (10th Anniversary Edition) by Francesca Lia Block (1990)
• Good Omens : The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman (1992)
• Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block (1996)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (2004)

ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults

• Weetzie Bat (10th Anniversary Edition) by Francesca Lia Block

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley (Biography, 1999)
• Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club) by Kaye Gibbons (Fiction, 1999)
• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1999)
• Bastard out of Carolina (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) by Dorothy Allison (Fiction, 1999)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Fiction, 1999)
• Caramelo (Vintage Contemporaries) by Sandra Cisneros (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Weetzie Bat (10th Anniversary Edition) by Francesca Lia Block ( Lesbian/Gay Tales, 1997)
• Zine Scene: The Do It Yourself Guide to Zines by Francesca Lia Block ( Teen Culture, 1999)
• Girl Goddess #9 : Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block ( Short Takes, 2000)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
• Good Omens : The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman (What’s so Funny?, 2007)
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)
• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ( Magic in the Real World, 2008)
• The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)

ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Weetzie Bat (10th Anniversary Edition) by Francesca Lia Block

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Girl Goddess #9 : Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block (1997)
• I Was a Teenage Fairy (Ageless Books) by Francesca Lia Block (1999)
• Violet & Claire by Francesca Lia Block (2000)
• Journals by Kurt Cobain (2003)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee

• Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past (Meridian S.) by Martin Duberman (1990)
• Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson (1993)
• S/He by Minnie Bruce Pratt (1996)
• Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison (1996)
• Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block (1996)
• The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff (2001)
• The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by J. T. Leroy (2002)
• Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (2005)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Winner

• Stone Butch Blues : A Novel by Leslie Feinberg (1994)

American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Foundation Award

• The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (2004)

Anthony Award

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (Young Adult, 2004)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1987)

Aurora Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)

Bay Area Reviewers Award

• Bastard out of Carolina (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) by Dorothy Allison (Fiction)

BBC's Big Read

• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Best loved novel, 2003, No 12)
• Anna Karenina (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 54)
• Good Omens : The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman (Best loved novel, 2003, No 68)
• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Best loved novel, 2003, No 131)
• One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Best loved novel, 2003, No 157)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Orchid Thief : A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Susan Orlean (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2001)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Children's Literature Honor Book, 2003)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Fiction, 1978)

Bram Stoker Award

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Novel, 2001)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Work for Young Readers, 2002)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (Work for Young Readers, 2003)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• King Rat by China Mieville (First Novel, 1999)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Long Fiction, 2002)
• Geek Love : A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) by Katherine Dunn (Novel, 1989)
• The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror; Revised Edition with a New Afterword by David J. Skal (Non-Fiction, 1993)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2002)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Short Fiction, 2002)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)

Canada Reads Nominee

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (2002)

Carnegie Medal Nominee

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (2003)

Combat des livres

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Best Book, Caribbean and Canada Region, 1987)

Coretta Scott King Award

• The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia Mckissack (Author, 1993)

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley
• Hollywood Babylon : The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood's Darkest and Best Kept Secrets by Kenneth Anger

Edgar Award

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Fact Crime, 1966)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (1995)

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• Transgender Warriors : Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman by Leslie Feinberg (Nonfiction, 1997)
• The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Poetry, 2000)
• My Gender Workbook; How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely by Kate Bornstein (Self Improvement, 1999)

Gaylactic Spectrum

• Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books by Francesca Lia Block (Hall of Fame, 2001)

Gaylactic Spectrum Nominee

• Necklace of Kisses by Francesca Lia Block (Novel, 2006)

Geffen Award

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2003)

Governor General's Literary Award

• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1985)

Guardian 1000

• One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Family and self)
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson Mccullers (Love)
• The Passion by Jeanette Winterson (Love)
• Anna Karenina (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Love)
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Love)
• The Handmaid's Tale : A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (State of the nation)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley

Heartland Prize

• Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club) by Kaye Gibbons (Fiction, 1989)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1979)
• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (1981)

Hugo

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Novel, 2002)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Novella, 2003)

International Horror Guild Nominee

• King Rat by China Mieville (1999)

International IMPAC Dublin

• Caramelo (Vintage Contemporaries) by Sandra Cisneros (Shortlist, 2004)

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