Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Connecticut Book Award Finalists...And Some Of Them Are Children's Books

The Connecticut Center for the Book has announced the finalists for the Connecticut Book Awards. There are three categories of adult books and two of children's.

Young Readers--Young Adult

Jake Burt of Hamden, Greetings from Witness Protection!
Karen Romano Young of Bethel, Whale Quest
Sarah Albee of Watertown, Poison

Young Readers — Juvenile (includes authors and illustrators)

Gigi Priebe of New Canaan, The Adventures of Henry Whiskers
Lauren Baratz-Logsted of Danbury,  I Love You, Michael Collins
Susan Hood of Southport,  Double Take! A New Look at Opposites
Deborah Freedman of Hamden,  This House, Once
Andrea Wisnewski of Storrs, Trio, The Tale of a Three-legged Cat

The winners will be announced on Sunday, October 14 from 2 to 3 PM at Staples High School in Westport. There will be a keynote speech from Okey Ndibe, a reception, and a book signing with this year’s winners, finalists, and Ndibe  from 3 to 4 PM. Open to the public, with tickets.

Sounds like a good Sunday afternoon.

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