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2006
19th Annual
Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards
Nominee List
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FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA
| Dear Bird: Poems from Lake Superior , Sheila J. Packa, self-published |  |
| Distant Engines, Ryan Vine, Backwaters Press |  |
| The Keeper's Daughter, Leanne Denise Knott, Square House Publishing |  |
| Living in Duluth, Cecilia Lieder, Calyx Press |  |
| The North Shore, Gunnard Landers, North Star Press |  |
| Northern Explosion: A Laura Kjelstad Mystery, Andie Peterson, AuthorHouse |  |
| Promises Vague yet Certain, poems by Donald Dass, linocuts by Cecilia Lieder, Calyx Press |  |
| Response: Poetry & Prints from the Lake Superior Writers and the Northern Printmakers Alliance, compiled by Cecilia Lieder, Calyx Press |  |
| Ticket to a Lonely Town, Bruce Henricksen, Atomic Quill Press |  |
| Torch, Cheryl Strayed, Houghton Mifflin Co. |  |
NONFICTION, MEMOIR
| Amphibians & Reptiles of the North Woods, Allen Blake Sheldon, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing |  |
| Butterflies of the North Woods, Larry Weber, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing |  |
| By the Ore Docks: A Working People's History of Duluth, Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross, University of Minnesota Press |  |
| Carlton Chronicles, Francis M. Carroll; photo editing by Marlene Wisuri and the Carlton History Committee, Carlton County Historical Society |  |
| A County Built on Iron: St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1856-2006, Bill Beck, The Donning Company Publishers |  |
| Dad's Stories, Joe McGraw, iUniverse, Inc. |  |
| The Devouring Rages of Fire: The Two Most Terrifying Forest Fires in North American History, Clark C. Peterson, Trafford Publishing Co. |  |
| Electrifying a Century: Celebrating 1906-2006, 100 Years of Minnesota Power, Bill Beck, WestmorelandFlint LLC |  |
| Ely Lives: Her People, Her Stories, Mike Hillman, Timberjay Publishing | |
| Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods, Cora Mollen and Larry Weber, illustrated by Rick Kollath and Bonnie Wenborg, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing |  |
| Fascinating Loons: Amazing Images & Behaviors, Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications |  |
| The Four Hills of Life: Ojibwe Wisdom, Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri, Afton Historical Society Press |  |
| Haunted Minnesota: Ghostly Tales and Spirited Stories, Hugh E. Bishop, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. |  |
| Hunting with Amazing Grace: The Account of a Pup's First Hunting Season, Patrick Mathias, White Horse Press |  |
| In the Captain's House: And Other Encounters with the Universe, Peter M. Leschak, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. |  |
| Journal Jottings: 1988-1994, Stella Sorbo, self-published |  |
| Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods, Cary J. Griffith, Borealis Books, Minnesota Historical Society Press |  |
| A 'Not So' Simple Life: Our Return to Rustic Roots, Mary Ellen Goulet, Singing River Publications |  |
| Slices of Life: A Minnesota Memoir, Donna Schilling, X-presso Books |  |
| Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence, Matthew Sanford, Rodale Inc. |  |
| Waterfalls of Minnesota's North Shore: A Guide for Sightseers, Hikers & Romantics, Eve and Gary Wallinga, North Shore Press |  |
| Zenith: A Postcard Perspective of Historic Duluth, Tony Dierckins, X-communication |  |
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
| Dog Watch: Trouble in Pembrook, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Omar Rayyan, Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | |
| Fearless John: The Legend of John Beargrease, Kelly Emerling Rauzi, illustrated by Mila Horak, Singing River Publications |  |
| Kristin's Wilderness: A Braided Trail, Garrett Conover, Raven Productions |  |
| The Legend of Minnesota, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by David Geister, Sleeping Bear Press |  |
| Minn from Minnesota, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Karen Busch Holman, Mitten Press |  |
| Tree Trolls in the Rommegrot Pot, Marjory Johnson Wood, watercolors by Marjory Wood, rosemaling by Teresa Ann McCue, Singing River Publications |  |
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