Most Decorated of 2006

Top Eight Decorated Titles of 2006

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (15)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• BCCB 2006 Blue Ribbons,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Kirkus Reviews Best Books 2006,
• Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year,
• Horn Book Fanfare 2006,
• Amazon’s Best Books of 2006,
• 2006 Quill Book Awards Finalist,
• Cybils Finalist in YA Fiction,
• Booklist Editors’ Choice 2006,
• Michael L. Printz Honor Book 2007,
• BBYA Top Ten,
• BBYA 2007,
• Tayshas Reading List 2007-2008
• The Jhunt Award

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson (15)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• New York Times Notable Books,
• BCCB 2006 Blue Ribbons,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Kirkus Reviews Best Books 2006,
• Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year,
• Horn Book Fanfare 2006,
• Amazon’s Best Books of 2006,
• National Book Award Winner,
• 2006 Booklist Top of the List,
• Booklist Editors’ Choice 2006,
• Michael L. Printz Honor Book 2007,
• BBYA Top Ten,
• BBYA 2007,
• Jhunt Finalist

Flotsam by David Wiesner (10)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• Washington Post’s Top Ten Picture Books,
• New York Times Best Illustrated Books 2006,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Kirkus Reviews Best Books 2006,
• Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year,
• Horn Book Fanfare 2006,
• Booklist Editors’ Choice 2006,
• Caldecott Medal 2007,
• Notable Children’s Books 2007

American Born Chinese by Gene Yang (9)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Amazon’s Best Books of 2006,
• National Book Award Finalist,
• Cybils Finalist in Graphic Novels,
• Booklist Editors’ Choice 2006,
• Michael L. Printz Award 2007,
• BBYA Top Ten,
• BBYA 2007

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (9)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Kirkus Reviews Best Books 2006,
• National Book Award Finalist,
• Cybils Finalist in YA Fiction,
• BBYA Top Ten,
• BBYA 2007,
• Tayshas Reading List 2007-2008,
• Jhunt Finalist

John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith (8)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• New York Times Best Illustrated Books 2006,
• New York Times Notable Books,
• BCCB 2006 Blue Ribbons,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year,
• Horn Book Fanfare 2006,
• 2006 Quill Book Awards Finalist

Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (8)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• SLJ Best Books of 2006,
• Kirkus Reviews Best Books 2006,
• 2006 Quill Book Awards Finalist,
• BBYA 2007,
• Texas Lonestar Reading List 2007-2008,
• Tayshas Reading List 2007-2008
• Borders Original Voices Award

Sold by Patricia McCormick (8)

• Librarians’ Choices 2006,
• BCCB 2006 Blue Ribbons,
• Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year,
• National Book Award Finalist,
• Booklist Editors’ Choice 2006,
• BBYA Top Ten,
• BBYA 2007,
• Tayshas Reading List 2007-2008