Borders Original Voices Award Winners

The annual Original Voices Awards, presented by Borders Group, Inc., recognizes "fresh, compelling, and ambitious works from new and emerging talents. ...more

Winners

	Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford 3.75 avg rating — 8,842 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 6,604 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After by Amy Efaw (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 19,684 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Kids & Teens (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 35,152 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 3,102 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Apache by Tanya Landman 4.03 avg rating — 860 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway 3.99 avg rating — 38,266 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) by Jeff Kinney (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 591,758 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolf! Wolf! by John Rocco 4.09 avg rating — 307 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 8,490 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 20,247 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dairy Queen (Dairy Queen, #1) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 3.74 avg rating — 27,621 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor 4.16 avg rating — 29,281 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 51,108 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier 3.67 avg rating — 11,672 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 54,868 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton 4.09 avg rating — 2,767 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin 3.95 avg rating — 3,345 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 3.92 avg rating — 130,314 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan 3.88 avg rating — 23,018 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1) by Mo Willems 4.26 avg rating — 48,137 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 4,722 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.28 avg rating — 552,602 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 43,590 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds 4.22 avg rating — 30,039 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc 4.26 avg rating — 11,815 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 2,786,152 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abarat by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 26,917 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Biddlebox by Linda Smith 4.20 avg rating — 383 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande 4.26 avg rating — 44,972 ratings Borders Original Voices Award for Nonfiction (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars