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Monday, April 11, 2016

TTT: For people who like to read award books, my recommendations

Hosted by Broke and Bookish
Top Ten Tuesday: 
I recommend these to people who want to read an award book.

I really enjoy reading well-written books so I try to read as many award books as I can each year, especially focusing on awards given to young adult books my students might like.

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1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
YA
National Book Award -Young People's Literature 2007
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction 2008
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2. Looking for Alaska by John Green
YA
Printz Award 2006
3. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
YA
Printz Award 2015
Stonewall Honor 2015
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4. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Adult
Pulitzer Prize 2015
Alex Award 2015
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5. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Adult
Pulitzer Prize for fiction 2008
6. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
YA
National Book Award -Young People's Literature 2015
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7. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Adult
Pulitzer Prize for fiction 2014
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8. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Adult
National Book Award, Fiction 2009
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9. Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
Adult
National Book Award, Fiction 1993
Pulitzer Prize 1994
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10. Going Bovine by Libba Bray
YA
Printz Award 2010