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2021 Award Medalists

We are proud to announce the 2021 FAPA President’s Book Award medalists! Our thanks, again, to the many librarians, educators, and publishing professionals who served as judges this year and to the incredibly talented authors who submitted their books.

Adult Fiction – General

  • GOLD:  Terry Lewis – Incognito

  • SILVER:  Bette Lee Crosby – A Million Little Lies

  • BRONZE:  Gerald Jones – Harry Harambee’s Kenyan Sundowner: A Novel 

Adult Fiction – Historical

  • GOLD:  Sandra Montanino – The Weight of Salt

  • SILVER:  Janet Post – Cracker Justice

  • BRONZE: Terry Lewis – Incognito

Adult Fiction – Mystery/Suspense

  • GOLD: Terry Lewis – Incognito

  • SILVER:  Deborah Shlian–Deep Waters

  • BRONZE: Rena Kootz – Locked and Loaded for Justice

Adult Fiction – Thriller/Horror

  • GOLD:  Linda Whitaker – The Crucible of Steele

  • SILVER:  Deborah Shlian – Deep Waters

  • BRONZE: Alan Pessin – Sandblast

Adult Fiction – Romance

  • GOLD:  Phillip Vega – Searching for Sarah

  • SILVER:  Dana Brown – Noah’s Lark

Adult Fiction – SciFi

  • Bronze: Kip Koelsch – Beyond the Pale Blue Sun

  • Silver: Eric Martel – Dustfall

  • Gold: Roman Koenig – Black Market News

Adult Fiction – Fantasy

  • GOLD:  Janet Post – Let There be Dragons

  • SILVER:  Esther Wallace – The Eternal Struggle

  • BRONZE: Susan Klaus – Flight of the Golden Harpy III, Sons of Shail

Adult Fiction – Anthology/Collection

  • GOLD:  David Joseph – The Old Men Who Row Boats and Other Stories

  • SILVER:  Parker Francis – Ghostly Whispers, Secret Voices

  • BRONZE: Gale Massey – Rising and Other Stories

Young Adult – Fiction

  • GOLD:  Susan Loh – Raven

  • SILVER:  H. J. Ramsay – Ever Alice

  • BRONZE: Endy Wright – The Omicron Six

Young Adult – Non-Fiction

  • SILVER:  Kome Onokpise – Crazy, Lazy Corn!

Children – Education

  • GOLD:  Deirdre Mountcastle – Winston Loves Turtles

  • SILVER:  Giray Okten –The Mathematical Investigations of Dr. O and Arya

  • BRONZE: Akiya Maston –The Wonder Years of Middle School

Children – General

  • GOLD:  Sherrill Cannon – Peter and the Whimper-Whineys Coloring Book

  • SILVER:  Kitty O’Meara – And The People Stayed Home

  • BRONZE:  Deborah Burggraaf – BHANTE-The Corgi of O’side

Children – Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  • GOLD:  Eileen Hobbs – The Heath Cousins and the Crystal Canyon

  • SILVER:  Taylor Smythe – Kingdom of Florida: The Golden Alligator

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Children - Grades 4-6

  • GOLD:  Robert Ernst – Harry and the Hooligans

  • SILVER:  D. G. Stern – Time Tale

  • BRONZE:  Sharon Goldman – The Land of NO: A Story of Positivity

Children – Grades K-3

  • GOLD:  Eddie Price – Little Miss Grubby Toes Gets Stuck in a Tree!

  • SILVER:  Michelle Feinberg – Please Don’t Tell Cooper He’s a Dog

  • SILVER:  Bibi LeBlanc – Endangered Animals of North America

  • BRONZE:  Valerie Crowe – Are You A Dragon?

Children – Picture Book

  • GOLD:  Marlene Bell – Mia and Nattie One Great Team!

  • SILVER:  Michelle Feinberg – Please Don’t Tell Cooper He’s a Dog

  • BRONZE:  Diana Braddom – Margot’s Missing Scrunchie

Children – Preschool

  • GOLD:  Michelle Feinberg – Please Don’t Tell Cooper He’s a Dog

  • BRONZE:  Rhonda Goodall – Frizzle

Adult Non-Fiction - General 

  • GOLD:  Mike Gaylor – Man’s Search for Cabagery

  • SILVER:  Karen Hamilton – Lostman’s Heritage: Pioneers in the Florida Everglades

  • BRONZE: Doug Alderson – America’s Alligator

 Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

  • GOLD:  Richard Herman – The Unopened Letter: How a dose of reality changed a young man’s life forever

  • SILVER:  Tara Alemany – The Best is Yet to Come

  • BRONZE: Vanna Nguyen – The Life She Once Knew: The Incredible True Story of Vanna Nguyen Queena, the Bloomingdale Library Attack Survivor

Cookbook/Home & Garden

  • GOLD:  Pat Stanford – A Motley Miscellany

Coffee Table Book

  • GOLD:  Elizabeth Holmes – HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style

  • SILVER:  Norville Parchment – Dancing, and Other Problems: A Very 2020 Sketchbook

  • BRONZE:  Maurice Majszek – Historic Tallahassee

Business

  • GOLD:  Ginger Marks – 2021 Holiday Marketing Guide

  • BRONZE:  Tara Richter – How to Run A Business During a Zombie Apocalypse

How To/Self Help

  • GOLD:  Tara Alemany – The Best is Yet to Come

  • SILVER:  Mariana Dani Torchia – Do Cheese Puffs Grow on Trees? Your Body, Your Life

  • BRONZE:  Sheri Fink – InstaGrateful: Finding Your Bliss in a Social

Poetry

  • GOLD:  Linda Albert – Charting the Lost Continent: Poetry and Other Discoveries

  • SILVER:  Susan Zan – From Suffering to Salve: My Journey to Happiness

  • BRONZE:  Peter Schmitt – Goodbye, Apostrophe

Inspirational

  • GOLD:  Mike Gaylor – Man’s Search for Cabagery

  • SILVER:  Tara Alemany – The Best is Yet to Come

  • BRONZE:  Deborah Burggraaf – BHANTE-The Corgi of O’side

Religion/Spirituality

  • GOLD:  Mike Gaylor – Man’s Search for Cabagery

  • SILVER:  Jeff Walton – Divine Return: Death is Never the End

  • BRONZE:  Rhonda Goodall – Where’d Grandma Go?

Sports/Recreation/Fitness

  • BRONZE:  Nicki Brommer – Gull Lake Memories – A kayaking adventure

Health

  • GOLD:  Jill Grimes – The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook

  • SILVER:  Marie Ruggles – Optimize Your Immune System: Create Health and Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy

  • BRONZE:  Mariana Dani Torchia – Do Cheese Puffs Grow on Trees? Your Body, Your Life

Humor 

  • SILVER:  John Pendray – 50 Years of Christmas Letters

Political/Current Events

  • GOLD:  Kelly Baker – The Zombies Are Coming: The Realities of the Zombie  Apocalypse in American Culture

  • SILVER:  Edward Mike – Salvaging Civilization: Uniting America with Christian Values

Reference

  • SILVER:  Scott Lorenz – Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book

  • BRONZE:  Susanne Schuenke – Echo of the Unconscious in Painting: A Case Study

Cover Design – Adult

  • GOLD:  Pat Stanford – A Motley Miscellany; Misfit Poems That Fit Together

  • SILVER:  Mark Barie – Sister Marguerite and the Captain

  • BRONZE:  Cate Bronson – CLONEDROID: The New Wave

Cover Design – Young Adult 

  • GOLD:  Renee Garrison – Anchored Together

Cover Design – Juvenile 

  • SILVER:  Hayley Rose – The Thankful Unicorn: Dream

  • BRONZE:  Susan Fay Ryan – Thaddeus, Keep Your Eye on the Ball

Children’s’ Book Illustration

  • BRONZE:  Susan Fay Ryan – Thaddeus, Keep Your Eye on the Ball

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