2006 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards
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Adult Fiction Honor Books
- Kafka on the ShoreKafka on the Shoreis a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. John Updike described it as a "real page-turner, as well as an insistently metaphysical mind-bender"...
: A Novel by Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakamiis a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...
(Knopf) - The March: A Novel by E.L. Doctorow (Random House)
- Saturday: A Novel 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"....
(Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) - Snow Flower and the Secret FanSnow Flower and the Secret FanSnow Flower and the Secret Fan is a 2005 novel by Lisa See set in nineteenth century China. In her introduction to the novel, See writes that Lily, the narrator, was born in 1823 — "the third year of Emperor Daoguang's reign". The novel begins in 1903, when Lily is 80 years old...
: A Novel by Lisa SeeLisa SeeLisa See is an American writer and novelist. Her Chinese-American family has had a great impact on her life and work. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family and the novels Flower Net , The Interior , Dragon Bones , Snow Flower and the...
(Random House)
Adult Nonfiction Winner
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingFreakonomicsFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything is a 2005 non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner. The book has been described as melding pop culture with economics, but has also been described as...
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. DubnerStephen J. DubnerStephen J. Dubner is an American journalist who has written four books and numerous articles. Dubner is best known as co-author of the pop-economics book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything and its 2009 sequel, SuperFreakonomics.-Background:His parents were...
(William Morrow)
Adult Nonfiction Honor Books
- The Glass CastleThe Glass CastleThe Glass Castle is a 2005 memoir by Jeannette Walls. The book recounts her and her siblings' unconventional, poverty-stricken upbringing at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents....
: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (Scribner/S&S) - The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece by Jonathan Harr (Random House)
- Marley & MeMarley & MeMarley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog is a New York Times bestselling autobiographical book by journalist John Grogan, published in 2005, about the thirteen years he and his family shared their life, home, and heart with Marley, a possibly neurotic, and certified "untrainable",...
: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan (William Morrow/HarperCollins) - The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer (Hyperion)
Children's Literature Honor Books
- A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a StrayA Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a StrayA Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray is a children's novel written in 2005 by Ann M. Martin.-Plot: Squirrel is a stray puppy who lives in a shed behind the summer home of a wealthy family with her mother and brother, Bone. When their mother disappears, Squirrel and Bone must set off on their...
by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic) - Eldest: Inheritance, Book 2EldestEldest is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. Eldest was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. Like Eragon, Eldest...
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 Books for Young Readers) - FlushFlush (novel)Flush is a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen first published in 2005, and set in Hiaasen's native Florida. It is his second young adult novel, after Hoot. The plot is similar to Hoot but it doesn't have the same cast and is not a continuation.-Plot:...
by Carl HiaasenCarl HiaasenCarl Hiaasen is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.- Early years :Born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Kermit Odel, and teacher, Patricia...
(Knopf Books for Young Readers) - The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting BoyThe Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting BoyThe Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy is the title of Jeanne Birdsall's debut fictional children's novel awarded with the 2005 National Book Award. The Penderwicks are made up of a father and four sisters, Batty, Jane, Skye and Rosalind , who are...
by Jeanne BirdsallJeanne BirdsallJeanne Birdsall is an American author awarded with the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2005 for her debut novel The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy. She was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and, while she decided to...
(Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Children's Illustrated Honor Books
- Diary of a SpiderDiary of a SpiderDiary of a Spider is a children's picture book published in 2005 and it is a sequel to Diary of a Worm. It is written by Doreen Cronin and it is illustrated by Harry Bliss.-Plot:The book is a diary written by a spider...
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...
; illustrated 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 Books/HarperCollins) - Leaf Man by Lois EhlertLois EhlertLois Ehlert is an author and illustrator of children's books, most having to do with nature. Ehlert won the Caldecott Honor for Color Zoo . She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.-Background:...
(Harcourt Children's Books) - Leonardo, the Terrible MonsterLeonardo, the Terrible MonsterLeonardo, the Terrible Monster is a children's picture book by Mo Willems. An ALA Notable Book, it was released in 2005 by Hyperion Books....
by Mo WillemsMo WillemsMo Willems is an American writer, animator, and children's books author/illustrator.-Early life:Willems was raised in New Orleans, where he graduated from Trinity Episcopal School and the Isidore Newman School. He graduated cum laude from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He married...
(Hyperion Books for Children) - Seen Art?Seen Art?Seen Art? is a children's picture book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. It was published in 1995 by Viking Press, and is aimed at a reading age of 4 to 8....
By Jon ScieszkaJon ScieszkaJon Scieszka was born September 8, 1954 in Flint, Michigan is an American author of children's literature, best known for his collaborations with illustrator Lane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and in early 2008 was named the National Ambassador for Young People's...
; illustrated by Lane SmithLane SmithWalter Lane Smith III was an American actor. Some of his well known roles included portraying collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,...
(Viking Juvenile/Penguin USA)