Book Awards Challenge Wrap-Up

I can't believe a year has passed since I started this challenge! 3M's Book Awards challenge started in June 2007, and I have definitely read some wonderful book in fulfilling this one. The goal was to read 12 books that have won an award; I read 13 books that would fit into this challenge. In all, I read books that won the Man Booker Prize, Pulitzer, Neustadt, Newbery, Pen/Faulkner, Pura Belpre, National Jewish Book Award, Hugo, Printz, and Nobel.

1. The Sea, The Sea - Iris Murdoch (1978 Booker) finished 20 May 2008
2. March - Geraldine Brooks (2006 Pulitzer) finished 24 January 2008
3. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (1961 Pulitzer) finished 13 August 2007
4. Links - Nuruddin Farah (1998 Neustadt) - finished 9 January 2008
5. The Giver - Lois Lowry (1994 Newbery) - finished 24 October 2007
6. The Hours - Michael Cunningham (1999 PEN/Faulkner; Pulitzer) - finished 19 September 2007
7. The Optimist's Daughter - Eudora Welty (1973 Pulitzer) - finished 15 July 2007
8. Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan (2002 Pura Belpre) - finished 9 December 2007
9. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (2005 Hugo) - finished 17 October 2007
10. Sarah, Plain and Tall - Patricia MacLachlan (1986 Newbery) - finished 28 January 2008
11. The Road - Cormac McCarthy (2007 Pulitzer) finished 4 February 2008

12. The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison (1993 Nobel) finished 12 February 2008

13. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (2007 Printz; 2006 National Jewish Book Award) finished 25 February 2008

The best book: That's really, really hard. If I had to name one, it would probably be The Book Thief. But I liked them all.

What book could I have done without: None. They were all good!

New authors: Most of the authors I read were new, it's easier to list the ones I am already familiar with: Toni Morrison and Lois Lowry.

Thank you Michelle, for hosting this challenge! I definitely plan on participating in the new round starting soon!