2012 Spring Winners
Grand Prize
Mamma Agata: Simple and Genuine by Chiara Lima
Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
1st Place - Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe by Cyndee Schaffer & Mollie Weinstein Schaffer
2nd Place - Many Blessings: A Tapestry of Accomplished African American Women by Sonne Weedn, Ph.D
Honorable Mention - The Best Worst Things by Kristen K. Brown
Children's Chapter Book
1st Place - The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For by L.L. Helland
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
1st Place - If You Love Me So Much by Danielle Leibovici
2nd Place - Fifo "When I Grow Up" by Hayley Rose
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
1st Place - Under the Tree by Danielle Leibovici
2nd Place - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
Cover Design
1st Place - Kiss My Bundt: Recipes from the Award-Winning Bakery by Chrysta Wilson
Cultural Diversity
2nd Place - Many Blessings: A Tapestry of Accomplished African American Women by Sonne Weedn, Ph.D
Education
Honorable Mention - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
Fiction: Novel
1st Place - The Blackpox Threat by Rene Natan
2nd Place - Pale Diamonds by Diane Hunt Stockmar
Honorable Mention - Lucky Shot by Sarah Leamy
Honorable Mention - Red, White, and Boom by Karl Puttlitz
Fiction: Novel eBook
2nd Place - Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark
Fine Art
2nd Place - Mission San Xavier: A Story of Saints and Angels, Art and Artists by Edna San Miguel
Food Related
1st Place - Mamma Agata: Simple and Genuine by Chiara Lima
2nd Place - Kiss My Bundt: Recipes from the Award-Winning Bakery by Chrysta Wilson
2nd Place - The Fishes & Dishes Cookbook by Tomi Marsh, Kiyo Marsh, Laura Cooper
Historical Fiction
1st Place - Kumpel by Bob Guess
History: Nonfiction
1st Place - Mission San Xavier: A Story of Saints and Angels, Art and Artists by Edna San Miguel
Illustrations
1st Place - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose (author) & Jessie B. Orlet (illustrator)
Interior Design
1st Place - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys
2nd Place - This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You: In Words and Pictures Children Share How Spanking Hurts and What to Do Instead by Nadine Block
Newbie Fiction
1st Place - Familiar Origins by B. Pine
2nd Place - The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For By L.L. Helland
Honorable Mention - The Phoenix Key by Lauren K. Hickey
Newbie Nonfiction
1st Place - Defeating Depression: The Calm and Sense Way to Find Happiness and Satisfaction by Leo J. Battenhausen
Parenting
2nd Place - Smart Parenting for Smart Kids by Eileen Kennedy-Moore & Mark Lowenthal
Honorable Mention - This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You: In Words and Pictures Children Share How Spanking Hurts and What to Do Instead by Nadine Block
Photography/ Illustrations
1st Place - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys Illustrators: Jo Ann Kairys & Frank Thompson
Psychology
1st Place - Defeating Depression: The Calm and Sense Way to Find Happiness and Satisfaction by Leo J. Battenhausen
Relationships
1st Place - This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You: In Words and Pictures Children Share How Spanking Hurts and What to Do Instead by Nadine Block
Relationships eBook
2nd Place - Stay Tuned By Lauren Clark
Science & Technology
2nd Place - TeenCoder: Windows Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place - Familiar Origins by B. Pine
2nd Place - The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For by L.L. Helland
Self Help/Inspirational
2nd Place - Defeating Depression: The Calm and Sense Way to Find Happiness and Satisfaction by Leo J. Battenhausen
Senior Aging
2nd Place - Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: The Caregiver's Complete Survival Guide by Nataly Rubinstein
Text Book
1st Place - TeenCoder: Windows Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Travel
2nd Place - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose