The 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards

ALL-TIME FAVORITE

WINNER: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by Suzanne Collins
View results » 2137 votes (22.4%)

FICTION

WINNER: The Help
by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)
View results » 1160 votes (17.0%)

NONFICTION

WINNER: Columbine
by Dave Cullen (Goodreads Author)
View results » 648 votes (18.3%)

MYSTERY-THRILLER

WINNER: The Girl Who Played With Fire
by Stieg Larsson
View results » 1481 votes (29.3%)

FANTASY

WINNER: Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
by Charlaine Harris
View results » 1036 votes (24.5%)

SCIENCE FICTION

WINNER: Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by Scott Westerfeld
View results » 883 votes (31.8%)

CHICK LIT

WINNER: The Last Song
by Nicholas Sparks
View results » 701 votes (23.5%)

ROMANCE

WINNER: An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
View results » 468 votes (24.3%)

GRAPHIC NOVEL

WINNER: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
View results » 673 votes (25.5%)

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

WINNER: Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
View results » 570 votes (17.4%)

YOUNG ADULT SERIES

WINNER: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by Suzanne Collins
View results » 2015 votes (37.2%)

CHILDREN'S

WINNER: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #4)
by Jeff Kinney
View results » 1152 votes (37.1%)

PICTURE BOOK

WINNER: Blueberry Girl
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
View results » 647 votes (22.3%)

About the Goodreads Choice Awards

Which books did you savor this year? This year Goodreads puts the "Best Of Lists" to the test. Help us choose the five-star books of 2009. We used statistics from the site to create Top 10 lists in multiple genres. So please vote for your favorites and help select the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2009. The winners will be announced in our January newsletter.

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