Awards in your library

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100 Essential New England Books

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Boston Globe, #34)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (2006/2008 Edition)
• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (2006/2008 Edition)
• Things Fall Apart: A Novel by Chinua Achebe (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2008 edition)
• The Savage Detectives: A Novel by Roberto Bolano (2008 Edition)

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

• I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith (2009, Ages 12↑)

2 Booker Judges' Special Recommendations

• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander Mccall Smith

Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award Nominee

• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (2005)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• Things Fall Apart: A Novel by Chinua Achebe (creative writing, top twelve)

ALA Notable Books for Adults

• Don't Tell Anyone: Fiction by Frederick Busch (2001)
• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (2001)
• Being Dead by Jim Crace (2001)
• The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (2006)
• The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (2007)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2007)
• The Pesthouse (Vintage) by Jim Crace (2008)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (2008)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Liars' Club: A Memoir by Mary Karr (Biography, 1999)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Rainbow List

• Into the Beautiful North: A Novel by Luis Alberto Urrea (Starred, Fiction, 2010)

Alex Award

• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (2007)

Ambassador Book Award

• The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (American Studies, 2007)

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2008)

Anthony Award Nominee

• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson (Novel, 2009)

Bad Sex in Fiction Award

• The Castle in the Forest: A Novel by Norman Mailer (2007)

Barry Award nominee

• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson (British Crime Novel, 2009)

BBC's Big Read

• I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith (Best loved novel, 2003, No 82)
• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (Best loved novel, 2003, No 100)

Beyond Margins Award

• The Interpreter: A Novel by Suki Kim (2004)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander Mccall Smith ( Paperback Honor Book, 2003)
• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)
• The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (Adult Nonfiction Honor Books, 2007)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2007)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Adult Fiction Winner, 2007)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2008)

Booker of Bookers 25th Anniversary

• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (1993)

Booker of Bookers 40th Anniversary

• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (2008)

Booker Prize

• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (1981)
• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (2002)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2006)
• The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize) by Aravind Adiga (2008)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Quarantine: A Novel by Jim Crace (1997)

Borders Original Voices

• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (2001)
• The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (2007)

British Book Design and Production Award

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

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

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

Canada Reads Nominee

• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (2003)

Combat des livres

• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (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

• Sacred Games: A Novel (P.S.) by Vikram Chandra (1998)

Crawford Award

• The Manual of Detection by JEDEDIAH BERRY (2010)

Crime Writers of Scandinavia

• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson

Crossword Prize

• Sacred Games: A Novel (P.S.) by Vikram Chandra (English-language fiction, 2006)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Popular Award, 2006)

CWA

• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson (Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, Shortlist, 2008)
• The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2003)

Dayton Literary Peace Prize

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2008)

Delete Key Award

• Wolf Totem: A Novel by Jiang Rong (2009, finalist)

Edgar Award Nominee

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2008)

English-Speaking Union Award

• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (1981)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (2003)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson (2008)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• A Fearful Void by Geoffrey Moorhouse (073)

Francis Parkman Prize

• Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry (1998)

Galaxy British Book Award

• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson (2009, Crime Thriller of the Year)
• The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama (2009, shortlist)
• The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize) by Aravind Adiga (2009, shortlist)

Glasnyckeln

• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson (2006)

Great Lakes Book Award

• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Fiction, 2007)

Guardian 1000

• Rogue Male (New York Review Books Classics) by Geoffrey Household (Crime)
• Being Dead by Jim Crace (Family and self)
• Quarantine: A Novel by Jim Crace (Family and self)
• I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith (Love)
• Midnight's Children: A Novel by Salman Rushdie (State of the nation)
• Things Fall Apart: A Novel by Chinua Achebe (State of the nation)
• The Savage Detectives: A Novel by Roberto Bolano (War and travel)

Hammett Prize Nominee

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (2007)
• The Manual of Detection by JEDEDIAH BERRY (2010)

Herralde

• The Savage Detectives: A Novel by Roberto Bolano (1998)

Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction

• Life of Pi : a novel by Yann. Martel (2001)

Hugo

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2008)

Indies Book of the Year

• The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize) by Aravind Adiga ( Best Author Discovery Debut Honor Book, 2009)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson ( Best Author Discovery Debut Honor Book, 2009)

International IMPAC Dublin

• Quarantine: A Novel by Jim Crace (Shortlist, 1999)
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Shortlist, 2009)

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