2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards
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Adult Fiction Honor Books
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a 2003 novel by British writer Mark Haddon. It won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year and the 2004 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book...
by Mark HaddonMark HaddonMark Haddon is an English novelist and poet, best known for his 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.- Life and work :...
(Doubleday) - The Master Butchers Singing ClubThe Master Butchers Singing ClubThe Master Butchers Singing Club is a 2003 novel by Louise Erdrich. It follows the life of Fidelis Waldvogel and his family, as well as Delphine Watzka and her partner Cyprian, as they adjust in their separate lives in the small town of Argus, North Dakota...
by Louise ErdrichLouise ErdrichKaren Louise Erdrich, known as Louise Erdrich, is an author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American heritage. She is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant writers of the second wave of what critic Kenneth Lincoln has called the Native American Renaissance...
(HarperCollins) - Mrs. KimbleMrs. KimbleMrs. Kimble is Jennifer Haigh's debut novel. Covering several decades from the 1960s to the late 1990s, it is about a man who marries three women and in turn ruins each of their lives. Accordingly, the book is about three rather than just one "Mrs. Kimble." Mrs...
by Jennifer HaighJennifer HaighJennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer.She was born in Barnesboro, a Western Pennsylvania coal town 85 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Cambria County. She attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers'...
(Morrow) - The Time Traveler's WifeThe Time Traveler's WifeOnce their timelines converge "naturally" at the library—their first meeting in his chronology—Henry starts to travel to Clare's childhood and adolescence in South Haven, Michigan, beginning in 1977 when she is six years old...
by Audrey NiffeneggerAudrey NiffeneggerAudrey Niffenegger is an American writer, artist and academic.-Writing:A film version of Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife , starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, was released in August 2009.She has also written a graphic novel, or "novel in pictures" as Niffenegger calls it,...
(MacAdam/Cage)
Adult Nonfiction Winner
- Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in BooksReading Lolita in TehranReading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books is a book by Iranian author and professor Azar Nafisi.Published in 2003, it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over one hundred weeks and has been translated into thirty-two languages....
by Azar NafisiAzar NafisiAzar Nafisi, born ca. 1947, is an Iranian academic and bestselling writer who has resided in the United States since 1997 when she emigrated from Iran. Her field is English language literature....
(Random House)
Adult Nonfiction Honor Books
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaThe Devil in the White CityThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is a 2003 non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style. The book is based on real characters and events. Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights in 2010.The book is set in Chicago circa...
by Erik Larson (Crown) - Flyboys: A True Story of CourageFlyboys: A True Story of CourageFlyboys: A True Story of Courage is a nonfiction book by writer James Bradley, and a national bestseller in the U.S. This book details a World War II incident of the execution and cannibalism of five of eight American P.O.W.s on the Pacific island of Chichi-jima, one of the Ogasawara Islands .-...
by James BradleyJames BradleyJames Bradley FRS was an English astronomer and served as Astronomer Royal from 1742, succeeding Edmund Halley. He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration of light , and the nutation of the Earth's axis...
(Little, Brown) - Michelangelo & The Pope's Ceiling by Ross KingRoss KingRoss King may refer to:* Ross King , Canadian author* Ross King , Canadian gold medal winning goaltender at the 1948 Winter Olympics* Ross King , British television presenter...
(Walker) - Mountains Beyond MountainsMountains Beyond MountainsMountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World is a non-fiction, biographical work by American writer Tracy Kidder. The story traces the life of physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer. The book was a New York Times Notable Book for 2003.-External links:*...
by Tracy KidderTracy KidderJohn Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer of the 1981 nonfiction narrative, The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation...
(Random House)
Children's Literature Winner
- Eragon: The Inheritance, Book I by Christopher PaoliniChristopher PaoliniChristopher Paolini is an American author. He is best known as the author of the Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance...
(Knopf)
Children's Literature Honor Books
- Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (Book 3)Artemis Fowl: The Eternity CodeArtemis Fowl: The Eternity Code is the third book of Irish children's fiction author Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. It is preceded by Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident and followed by Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception...
by Eoin ColferEoin ColferEoin Colfer is an Irish author. He is most famous as the author of the Artemis Fowl series, but he has also written other successful books. His novels have been compared to the works of J. K. Rowling...
(Miramax) - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (Chicken House/Scholastic)
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (Delacorte)
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo; illus. by Timothy Basil Ering (Candlewick)
Children's Illustrated Winner
- How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long; illus. by David ShannonDavid ShannonDavid Shannon is an American author and illustrator. He was born in Washington, D.C but grew up in Spokane, Washington. He graduated from the Art Center College of Design and now lives in Los Angeles. Arguably his greatest achievement in life is the 1998 winning of the Caldecott Honor for his No,...
(Harcourt)
Children's Illustrated Honor Books
- Diary of a Wombat by Jackie FrenchJackie FrenchJacqueline Anne "Jackie" French is an award-winning Australian author. She writes mainly children's fiction and books on gardening....
; illus. by Bruce Whatley (Clarion Books) - Diary of a Worm by Doreen CroninDoreen CroninDoreen Cronin is an American author of children's books, most notably the award-winning Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.Born in New York and growing up on Long Island, she published in 2000 her first book, Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type , She attended law school, eventually completing it around...
; illus. by Harry BlissHarry BlissHarry Bliss is a United States cartoonist and illustrator.Bliss grew up in New York State among an artistic family. His sister Rachel Bliss and brother Charlie Bliss, and father Jack Bliss are all artists...
(Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins) - Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas WoodDouglas Wood (naturalist)Douglas Wood is an American naturalist who is also known as an author and musician. One of Wood's children's books, Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, won one of the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards....
; illus. by Jon J. MuthJon J. MuthJon J. Muth is an American comic book artist and children's book illustrator, known for his painted artwork....
(Scholastic) - Olivia ... and the Missing Toy by Ian FalconerIan FalconerIan Woodwark Falconer is an American illustrator, children's book author, and costume and set designer for the theater. He has created 30 covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications...
(Atheneum)
Paperback Honor Books
- AtonementAtonement (novel)Atonement is a 2001 novel by British author Ian McEwan.On a fateful day, a young girl makes a terrible mistake that has life-changing effects for many people...
by Ian McEwanIan McEwanIan Russell McEwan CBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist and screenwriter, and one of Britain's most highly regarded writers. In 2008, The Times named him among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"....
(Anchor) - The Dive From Clausen's PierThe Dive From Clausen's PierThe Dive From Clausen's Pier is a 2005 Lifetime original film based on an Ann Packer novel directed by Harry Winer and starring Will Estes, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Sean Maher. It premiered on July 25, 2005 on Lifetime....
by Ann PackerAnn PackerAnn Elizabeth Packer MBE is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
(Vintage) - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood PalLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood PalLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal is the sixth novel by absurdist author Christopher Moore, published in 2002. In this work the author seeks to fill in the "lost" years of Jesus through the point of view of Jesus' childhood pal, "Levi bar Alphaeus who is called Biff".The...
by Christopher Moore (Perennial) - Life of PiLife of PiLife of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age...
by Yann MartelYann MartelYann Martel is a Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi.-Early life:Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain where his father was posted as a diplomat for the Canadian government. He was raised in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, and Canada...
(Harvest)