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- Memoires van een Luipaard *2003 **Literature Prize:

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- Boze Tongen **Youth Literature Prize:

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- Wolfsroedel **Audience Award:

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) **Audience Award: Pia de Jong - Lange dagen **Audience Youth Award:

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- 's Nachts komen de vossen **Youth Literature Prize: Ditte Merle - Wild Verliefd **Audience Award:

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- Sprakeloos **Audience Youth Award:

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