Martha Hamlett “Just One More Game” is about a young boy named Corey who is so obsessed with playing his video game he won’t eat, sleep, or play with his friends. He just has to beat the Black Knight and win his place in the Video Game Hall of Fame. He is cheered on by…
Murm’rings of the HeartHonorable Mention
2016 San Francisco Book Festival
Olivia Villa-Real “Murm’rings of the Heart”—a collection of poetry and songs, culminates a trilogy of the author’s original works that circle around the heart. The poems tug at the root of our being, awakening the treasures lurking within us—little gems too inspiring to miss and too beautiful to forget!
Beverly Hills Concentration Camp; A Healing Journey and MemoirRunner-up
2016 New York Book Festival
Author: Randi maggid The daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors recounts the unlikely emotional juxtaposition of growing up in a beautiful house in Beverly Hills with the weight of her family’s traumatic history in the concentration camps bearing down and causing her years of physical pain she was able to reverse through alternative healing.
The Grand Adventures of Paddy and FenwayHonorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival
Patricia Gonzalez “The Grand Adventures of Paddy and Fenway” is the story a young boy, his dog, and their ever growing pursuit of imagination, fun and adventure. After enduring a freak accident at the beginning of the summer, little Paddy learns that his school vacation will be cut short by a broken arm; no rough…
NONNO THE WINEMAKERHonorable Mention
2016 San Francisco Book Festival
PHILIP SCRIMA Have fun, taste, enjoy! One person can be the ‘Sommelier’ wine steward and the other, ‘Wine Taster’. Each person assumes the character they want to choose. I pooled the talents of both grandparents into a fictional story on wine tasting and producing wine as an entertaining way for people to realize the diligence…
Courage Passion Wisdom and GraceHonorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival
Jon Von Knight Sharon is an Angel on Earth discovering her wings. Her story is true and the message she shares will help humanity thrive in these unprecedented times. Join her and her best friend Jack on a soul-awakening journey that transcends the earthly realm for a glimpse at what lies beyond.
A Faithful SonHonorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival
Michael Scott Garvin This coming of age tale chronicles the life of a young man struggling to find his place in an ever-shifting world – A sweeping story in the grand tradition of To Kill A Mockingbird and The Help. A heart rendering tale of finding grace in the midst of life’s harshest truths.
Holding On To My PrideHonorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival
Author: Joy Elan The year is 2015 and Allegra Johnson is dealing with a lot of changes happening in Oakland, California. In nine years, she lost her business, became a single mother to a son, and had to find two jobs to survive. There are so many social issues affecting the natives of Oakland and…
ORB: An aeronautical love story from an altered worldRunner-up
2016 Green Book Festival
Author: Francisco Rebollo A mid-air encounter with a mysterious sphere of light changes everything for a young airline pilot and the child he loves.
Somehow I Am Different Winner
2016 New York Book Festival
Author: Alyssa Petersel “A journey through the lives of young Eastern European Jews that’s not to be missed.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review). A young American author immerses herself in modern Jewish Budapest. The twenty-one stories she shares will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you want to be your own best self….