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2008 Oklahoma Book Award Finalists
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Children/Young Adults
Marked: A House of Night Novel—P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Cam's Quest: The Continuing Story of
Princess Nevermore and the Wizard's
Apprentice—Dian Curtis Regan
Wart—Anna Myers
Two Bears' Run—A. E. Riddle
Brewster the Rooster—Devin Scillian
Pappy's Handkerchief—Devin Scillian
When Turtle Grew Feathers—Tim Tingle
The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa—Bill Wallace
Poetry
Reassembling Dust—Fred Alsberg
Not Exactly Job—Nathan Brown
Open Mike Thursday Night—Jim Spurr
What Trees Know—Sandra Soli
Non-fiction
Alternative Oklahoma: Contrarian Views of the Sooner State—edited by Davis D. Joyce
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr—Nancy Isenberg
Choctaw Nation: A Story of American Indian Resurgence—Valerie Lambert
The Seminole Freedmen: A History—Kevin Mulroy
Ralph Ellison: A Biography—Arnold Rampersad
Voices from the Heartland—edited by Carolyn Anne Taylor, Emily Dial-Driver, Carole Burrage, and Sally Emmons-Featherston
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride—Michael Wallis
Books on Trial: Red Scare in the Heartland—Shirley A. Wiegand and Wayne A. Wiegand
Design and Illustration
Oklahoma: A Portrait of America—design by Carl Brune and photography by Scott Raffe
Charles Banks Wilson—design by Carol Haralson
Historic Photos of Oklahoma City—design by Larry Johnson
Celebrating Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Centennial Photographic Survey—photography by Mike Klemme
Chickasaw Lives Vol. I: Exploration in Tribal History—design by Skip McKinstry and cover illustration by Joshua D. Hinson
What Cats Want for Christmas—illustrations by Kandy Radzinski
Stealing Home Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds—illustrations by Mike Wimmer
Fiction
Harpsong—Rilla Askew
The Drop Edge of Yonder—Donis Casey
Set Sail for Murder—Carolyn Hart
The Hellfire Conspiracy—Will Thomas
Paper Hearts—Debrah Williamson
The Oklahoma Center for the Book, sponsor of the Oklahoma Book Award competition, is a non-profit, 501-c-3 organization located in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Established in 1986 as an outreach program of the Library of Congress, the Oklahoma Center was the fourth such state center formed. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors from across the state.
The mission of the Oklahoma Center for
the Book is
to
promote the work of Oklahoma authors,
to promote the
literary heritage of the state, and
to encourage reading
for pleasure by Oklahomans of all ages.
For more information about the Oklahoma Center for the Book or the Oklahoma Book Award program, contact Connie Armstrong, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73105; or call 1-800-522-8116 toll free, statewide; in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, call 522-3383.
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