2007
20th Annual
Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards
Nominee List

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ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree, North House Folk School, Fox Chapel Publishing
The Fish House Book: Life on Ice in the Northland, Kathryn Nordstrom, Dovetailed Press LLC
Minnesota's North Shore, Craig Blacklock, Blacklock Photography Galleries
We Are at Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People, Bruce White, Minnesota Historical Society Press

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

Dakota Boy, Cal Benson, Calyx Press
Killer Storm: A Jo Spence Mystery, Jen Wright, Clover Valley Press, LLC
A Kiss Before Dark, Carolee Joy, Dreamstreet Prose
Life-Times Six: Intimate glimpses into the joys and struggles of six generations of Northland immigrants, Margaret Olson Webster, Bluepearl Books
The Mother Tongue, Sheila Packa, Calyx Press
North of the Cities: 50 Prose Poems and a Conversation with Garrison Keillor, Louis Jenkins, Will o' the Wisp Books
Saint Alban's Day, Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing
Thunder Bay: A Cork O'Connor Mystery, William Kent Krueger, Atria Books

NONFICTION, MEMOIR

Back of Beyond: A Memoir from the North Woods, Susanne Kobe Schuler, Cloquet River Press
Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of a Fisherman's Lake, Bruce M. Carlson, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Between the Waters: Tracing the Northwest Trail from Lake Superior to the Mississippi, Larry Luukkonen, Dovetailed Press LLC
The Book of Esther: For Such a Time as This, Esther Hallock, Sandra Reinke, Colleen McDonald, Bang Printing
A Country Doctor's Journal: Amazing Stories from Incredible Situations, Roger A. MacDonald, M.D., Adventure Publications
Gooseberry Falls to Grand Portage: A Walking Guide to the Hiking Trails in Minnesota's North Shore State Parks, Ron Morton and Steve Morse, Rockflower Press
Italian Voices: Making Minnesota Our Home, Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich, Minnesota Historical Society Press
The Jackson Project: Ties That Bind, The Jackson Project Committee, Superior Print of Duluth
Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers and the Duluth Eskimos, Chuck Frederick, X-Comm
Lichens of the North Woods, Joe Walewski, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
Mary Casanova and You, Mary Casanova, Libraries Unlimited/Greenwood
More...Frozen Memories: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Hockey, Ross Bernstein, Nodin Press
Morgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel and the Forging of a Company Town, Arnold R. Alanen, University of Minnesota Press
Natural History and Geology along the Superior Hiking Trail through Duluth, MN, John C. Green, Superior Hiking Trail Association and Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program
Owls of the North: A Naturalist's Handbook, David Benson, Stone Ridge Press
Plaintiff Blues: Job Discrimination and the Chilling Effect of Retaliation, Judith Pearson, Lake Vermilion Publishing
The Rowan Tree: The Lifework of Marjorie Edgar, Joyce E. Hakala, Pikebone Music
Saga of the Grain: A Tribute to Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Growers, Ervin Oelke, Hobar Publications, a Division of Finney Company
Scott House Souvenirs, James Sheetz and Marlene Wisuri, Dovetailed Press LLC
Skiing the North Shore: A Guide to Cross Country Trails in Minnesota's Spectacular Lake Superior Region, Andrew Slade, There and Back Books
Water Women Wisdom: Voices from the Upper Mississippi, Nancy Scheibe, Singing River Publications
We Remember....: Memories of the Duluth Manuscript Club, Claire W. Schumacher, et al
The 1951 Basketball Buccaneers: Gilbert's State Champions, Tom Phillipich, Singing River Publications

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Agate: What Good Is a Moose? Joy Morgan Dey, illustrated by Nikki Johnson, Lake Superior Port Cities
Extreme Stunt Dogs: Dog Watch Book 5, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Omar Rayyan, Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Hidden Chance: Secrets of the Hermit's Hideaway, Ron Gamer Youth Outdoor Adventure Series, Ron Gamer, Adventure Publications
I Saw a Moose Today, Anne Stewart, illustrated by Brent Spink, Raven Productions, Inc.
Kat's Magic Bubble, Jeff Lower, Savage Press
Storm Codes, Tracy Nelson Maurer, illustrated by Christina Rodriguez, Windward Publishing, an Imprint of Finney Company
To Catch a Burglar: Dog Watch Book 4, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Omar Rayyan, Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
The Voyageur's Paddle, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by David Geister, Sleeping Bear Press
Wolf Song , Mary Bevis, illustrated by Consie Powell, Raven Productions, Inc.