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Nancy Pearl Finalists |
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Mainstream:
"Compared to What?" - Brian Bek
"Saratov Assignment" - Peter Curtis
"Laidlaw University" - Jon Eekhoff
"Home Dance" - Doug Emory
"Lovers and Madmen" - Irma Fritz
"Cast No Shadow" - Nancy Leonard
"Asylum" - Dave Meek
"The Exit Exam" - Sherry Rosenthal
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Young Adult:
"Water and Pie" - Shannon Grogan-Brochu
"The Lost Star" - Marti Kanna
"Royalty's Curse" - Kelly Nelson
"Reluctant Spring" - Judy Dearborn Nill
"The Forest Has a Heart" - Emillia Nunn
"Stealing Ravel" - Giselle M Stancic
"Christmas Breaks" - Stacia Stojanoff
"The Afterlife and Other Problems" - Megan Zalkan
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Best Book: Literary or /Mainstream
"Mickey's Mayhem" - Richard Cass
"We're With the Band" - Johanna Brink Flynn
"The Way Home" - Eliana West
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Historical:
"Simple Acts of Grace" - Adriana Allegri
"A Compellable Witness" - Bethany Hudson
"Forward to Riva Ridge" -
James McMaster
"Jeb Wright, Colonial Assassin" - Dave Meek
"Faces of War" - Barbara Ristine
"The Music Box" - Mary Bryan Stafford
"Sarajevo Chronicles" - Carol J Williams
"Codename Vatican" - Frank V Yates Jr
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Middle Grade:
"6th Grade Blues" - Mary Christine Bell
"Leaf and the Way of the Faey" - Jennifer Bishop
"The Ghost of Adeline" - Tiffany Doerr Guerzon
"The Horses of Rosen Ranch" - Robin Kolb
"A Nerf Herder's Guide to Physics" - Rayna Lane
"Pandora's Albatross" - Wendy Parciak
"The Umbrella Curse" - Laura Reeves
"The Living Wind" - Rebecca Sladek
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Best Book: Literary Fiction:
"Where Are We Tomorrow" -
Tavi Taylor Black
"The Clovis Dig" -
Teri Fink
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Romance:
"Woman in the Painting" - Christina Boyd
"Airborne" - Sean Mobley
"Desire Below Deck" - Stephanie Prehoda
"Second Chance War:A Space Opera Romance" - Gerard Rebagliati
"Twirling Tides" - Emily Vajda
"Wicked Wallflower" - Melee McGuire
"Promises Kept" -
Lori Urick
"The Modern Witch's Guide to Love" - KJ Zimring
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Nonfiction/Memoir:
"Cub Rescue" - Harry Dodge
"Persian Knots:A Memoir of Love, Sacrifice, and Endurance" - Rosann Ferris
"Lumberjack Girl" - Tressa Lacy
"One Woman's Bridge" -
Gail McCormick
"My Second Education" - Mike Nolan
"Guided" - Kirsten Throneberry
"Choosing Ourselves: An Adult Son and His Mother Reveal Separate Realities of Their Challenging Past" -
Barbara & Jim Walker
"The House That Jack Built" - Megan Williams
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Best Book: Memoir:
"ER DOC: Defining Moments of a Career in Emergency Medicine" - Reggie Duling, M.D.
"La Finca: Love, Loss and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island" - Corky Parker
"Twentieth Century Boys" - Andrea Watson
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Women's Fiction:
"The Record" - Laura Barber
"Sea Crossing" - Kim Casey
"How to Align the Stars" - Amy Dressler
"Morningsong" - Ranae LaFerney
"Becoming Benny" - Catherine Matthews
"The Middle Sister" - Lyssa Reese
"Mountains of Dough" - Jana Vandelaar
"The Unraveling of Emma Hill" - Leslie Wibberley
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Short Story:
"Knocking at the Deaf Man's Door" - Greg Benton
"A Hell of a Rescue" - Catherine Brown
"The Usual" - Bailey Day
"Sea Singer" - Sophia Johannessen
"Where to Roam" - Daniel Kamin
"Foolproof" - Rose Marcotte
"The Joy of Sakura" - Margie Speck Ogawa
"On the Old Logging Road" - Stacia Leigh
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Mystery/Thriller/Horror:
"Parallel Secrets" - Maria Barrs
"The Roster of the Dead: The Oracle" - Jessie Massey
"The Room at the End of the Hall" - Susan McCormick
"Find Me" - Peggy McGuire
"Of Mice and Menudo" - Tawn Skousen
"Such Lovely Skin" - Jessica H. Stone
"Murder on the Fly" - Marsha Sultz
"A Steamy Cup of Mayhem" - Kate Swenson
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Childrens:
"Gage and Niles: Kayak Wishes and Ninja Kicks" - Sandra Bohman
"No Natives Allowed Elizabeth Peratrovich Fights for Equality" - Annie Boochever
"The Dragons of More" - Emily Durant
"Where's Granny" - John Hase
"The High-Flying, Water-Skiing, Magician Named Worm" - Carole Lynn Jones
"The Meddlesome Land of One" - Jessie Massey
"Captain Barlow's Pirate Ship"
- Amy E. Whitman
"Bug" - Anita Van Stralen
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal:
"The Archives: City of Shadow" - Tiffany Coleman
"Within Her Reach" - Holly Gorski
"Riverbound" - Kathryn Klein
"A God of Skopelos" - Michael Munro
"The Last Airship Home" - Tammy Paine
"My Hand Has Written Truth" - Sandra Siegienski
"The Phantasmagorical Theatre and Wax Museum" - Robert E Steedman
"Life Song" - Celaine Charles
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Adult Short Topics:
"Slab City: A Revolution WIthin?" - Gerri Almand
"I've Got That Thing" - Cindy Droker
"Love and Death and Basketball" - Amy King
"Looking for a Good One" - Linda Lockwood
"Tia Mercedes" - Geraldine Moreno
"The Bitch" - Kristy Phillips
"Chasing Humanity: A Pakistan Expedition" - Leanna Totten
"Walking Sweet Dee" - Alisha West
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