Indies Choice Book AwardChildren's Literature

Given by American Booksellers Association (ABA)

Other Names: Book Sense Book of the Year, Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book, Indies Choice Book Award Honor Book, Indies Picture Book Hall of Fame
41 Works 0 Books
Formerly known as Book Sense Book of the Year (2000-2008)
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All, 2008 (5), 2007 (5), 2006 (5), 2005 (5), 2004 (6), 2003 (5), 2002 (5), 2001 (5)

Winner 8

WorkYear
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick2008
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak2007
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke2006
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett2005
Eragon by Christopher Paolini2004
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke2003
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares2002
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo2001

Honor Book 33

WorkYear
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie2008
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney2008
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer2008
The Arrival by Shaun Tan2008
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson2007
Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry2007
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer2007
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss2007
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall2006
Flush by Carl Hiaasen2006
A Dogʼs Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin2006
Eldest by Christopher Paolini2006
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry2005
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer2005
Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan2005
Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan2005
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares2004
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer2004
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer2004
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo2004
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke2004
Summerland by Michael Chabon2003
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer2003
Coraline by Neil Gaiman2003
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen2003
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech2002
Witness by Karen Hesse2002
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison2002
You Read to Me & I'll Read to You: Stories to Share from the 20th Century by Janet Schulman2002
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech2001
The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle2001
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket2001
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli2001

Descriptions

Formerly known as Book Sense Book of the Year (2000-2008) (English, Member-written)
The Book Sense Book of the Year Award was inaugurated at BookExpo America 2000. ABA rededicated the award (previously known as the ABBY) in recognition of a new era in bookselling, as well as the important role the Book Sense Picks List has played for independent booksellers in discovering and spreading the word about books of quality to all stores, and readers, nationwide.

Became the Indies Choice Book Award in 2009 (English, Member-written)
Book Sense Book of the Year ran from 2000-2008 and was replaced by Indies Choice Book Awards in 2009 (English, Member-written)
Now known as Indies Choice Book Awards (Russian, Member-written)

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