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The Book Sense Book of the Year Award -- formerly known as the "ABBY Award" -- was inaugurated on June 2 at BookExpo America 2000. Winners are chosen by independent booksellers across the country who vote for the titles they most enjoyed handselling to their customers in the previous year.

In 2003, an award for Paperbacks was added, to make six in all: Adult Fiction, Adult Non-fiction, Children's Literature, Illustrated Children's Book, Rediscovery, and Paperback.


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2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Winners
Adult Fiction

The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold

 

 

 

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Adult Nonfiction

 

 

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Children's Literature

The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke

 

 

 

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Illustrated Children's Book
Dear Mrs. LaRue
by Mark Teague

 

 

 

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Rediscovery
The Children of Green Knowe
by L.M. Boston

 

 

 

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Paperback

Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett

 

 

 

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