2011
24th Annual
Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards
Nominee List

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FICTION

Blizzard Ball, Dennis Kelly, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Dead Ahead: A Jo Spence Mystery, Jen Wright, Clover Valley Press
A Long-Forgotten Truth, Rachel Ballard, Rozlyn Press
Telegram: A Wartime Novel about Peace, L. Douglas Hoffmann, A-Argus Better Book Publishers
Where Echoes Die, Pam Leonard, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Where Memories Dream: Campfire Stories for the Boundary Waters, Steven Coz, Savage Press
The Winds of Change: A Family's Journey to a Future of Promise, Duane Schwartz, A-Argus Better Book Publishers

POETRY

Birdland, Kathy McTavish, Wildwood River Press
Cloud Birds, Sheila Packa, Wildwood River Press
East of Nowhere, Larry Christianson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Fog & Woodsmoke: Behind the Image, Stephani Schaefer, Lost Hills Books
Marrow, Muscle, Flight, Gary Boelhower, Wildwood River Press
Migrations: Poetry and Prose for Life's Transitions, Sheila Packa, ed., Wildwood River Press
Tumbled Dry, Charmaine Donovan, Lost Hills Books

NONFICTION

Agates of Lake Superior: Stunning Varieties and How They Are Formed, Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, Adventure Publications
Ancient Earth and the First Ancestors: A Cultural and Geological Journey, Ron Morton and Carl Gawboy, illustrations by Carl Gawboy, Rockflower Press
And the Snow Came Up to Here: Schools of Carlton County, Minnesota, Nancy C. Hanson, published by author with the assistance of Dovetailed Press
Anishinaabe Syndicated: A View from the Rez, Jim Northrup, Minnesota Historical Society Press
A Boundary Waters History: Canoeing Across Time, Stephen Wilbers, The History Press
Campfires and Loon Calls: Travels in the Boundary Waters, Jerry Apps, photography by Steve Apps, Fulcrum Publishing
Cooking in Canoe Country, Robert Black with Susan Peterson, Carmen Black, and Maja Black, Nodin Press
Dorothy Molter: The Root Beer Lady, Sarah Guy-Levar and Terri Schocke, Adventure Publications
Ezhichigeyang: Ojibwe Word List, Nancy Jones, Gordon Jourdain, and Rose Tainter, edited by Anton Treuer and Keller Paap, Waadookodaading Ojibwe Immersion Charter School
Faces and Places II...A Second Look: A Cook County Historical Album 1930-1960, Pat Zankman, 2nd edition editor; co-edited by M.J. Humphrey, Adolph A. Toftey, and Willis H. Raff, Cook County Historical Society
Hiking the North Shore: 50 Fabulous Day Hikes in Minnesota's Spectacular Lake Superior Region, Andrew Slade, There and Back Books
Minnesota Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, Adventure Publications
The Oranges Are Sweet: Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron, November 1942 to August 1944, Paul M. Sailer, Loden Books
Staycation in Minnesota: Up North, Patricia Overson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Trout Caviar: Recipes from a Northern Forager, Brett Laidlaw, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Twelve Owls, Laura Erickson, with illustrations by Betsy Bowen, University of Minnesota Press
20 Great BWCA Trips: Exploring the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Van Jordahl and Gerald Strom, Adventure Publications

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Hauling Water: Reflections on Making a Home in the North Woods, Becca Brin Manlove, illustrated by Sharon Brin Hathaway, Raven Productions
Shelter, Sarah Stonich, Borealis Books, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Spirit of the Lights, Chuck Frederick, Lake Superior Port Cities
A View of the Lake: Living the Dream on Lake Superior, Beryl Singleton Bissell, Lake Superior Port Cities
Whitey: From Farm Kid to Flying Tiger to Attorney, Wayne G. Johnson, Langdon Street Press

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Around a Woodsy Corner, Marcy Bolinger, illustrated by Rhonda Weitzel, Gunflint Trail Productions
Birds in Our Backyard: Say Hello to Minnesota's Feathered Friends, text by Adele Porter, photography by Bill Marchel, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Buddy's Adventures: Lost Bone, Michael J. Perkins, 10,000 Lakes Art
Frog in the House, David Mather, illustrated by Stephanie Mirocha, Raven Productions
Little Minnesota, Kathy-jo Wargin, Sleeping Bear Press
Oh Mighty Mississippi, Melissa Vocelka, illustrated by Amy Larson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Tales of Lake Superior: A Grandmother's Stories of the North, Juliet Beatrice Lind, illustrated by Joan Henrik, Joan Henrik Design
Unforgettable, Loretta Ellsworth, Walker & Co.
Utterly Otterly Night, Mary Casanova, pictures by Ard Hoyt, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Old Minnesota, Nace Hagemann, Gunflint Trail Productions
Voyageur Skies: Weather and the Wilderness in Minnesota's National Park, photography by Don Breneman and weather commentary by Mark Seeley, Afton Press