There were so many terrific books published in 2010! This week I thought I would share some of the titles that won various awards in 2010. All of these books are available in the Bookshare collection. Happy Reading!
2010 National Book Award Winners
- Nonfiction: Just Kids by Patti Smith
- Poetry: Lighthead by Terrance Hayes
- Young People’s Literature: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Man Booker Prize of 2010:
- The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
While these books didn’t win the big prize, they made the short list:
- Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
- The Long Song by Andrea Levy
- C by Tom McCarthy
2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Fiction: Tinkers by Paul Harding
- General Nonfiction: The Dead Hand by David E. Hoffman
- Biography: The First Tycoon by T.J. Stiles
- History: Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed
- Poetry: Versed by Rae Armantrout
Michael L. Printz Award for Teen Literature:
- Going Bovine written by Libba Bray
Honorable Mention:
- Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancy
- Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
- Tales from the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 written by John Barnes
2010 Newberry Medal for Best Children’s Book:
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Honorable Mention:
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
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