Theodor S. Geisel Award for “Best of the Best” Published Books
Lac Su, I Love Yous Are for White People
Published Books—Nonfiction
Biography
Sarita Eastman, A Trail of Light: The Very Full Life of Dr. Anita Figueredo
Business
Bob Nelson, Keeping Up in a Down Economy
Children’s & Young Adult
Judith Pinkerton Josephson, Nelson Mandela
Cooking & Crafts (Tie)
Gaetano Cicciotti, Cicciotti’s Kitchen
Cooking & Crafts (Tie)
Bernard Guillas and Ron Oliver, Flying Pans
Education
Beth Wagner Brust and Cynthia La Brie Norall, Quirky, Yes—Hopeless, No
General Nonfiction
Peter J. Munson, Iraq in Transition
History
David Klauber, The Sounding
Local Interest
Leland Fetzer, The Cuyamacas
Memoir
Lac Su, I Love Yous Are for White People
Pets
Liz Palika, Puppy Love
Self-Help & Medicine
Marilyn S. Beidler, Everyday Wellness
Spiritual & Inspirational (Tie)
Dean Nelson, God Hides in Plain Sight
Spiritual & Inspirational (Tie)
Sheryl L. Roush, Heart of a Military Woman
Travel
Bette Blaydes Pegas, Chasing a Dream in the Galápagos
Published Books—Fiction
Action/Thriller
Roger L. Conlee, The Hindenburg Letter
Children’s & Young Adult
Stacey Goldblatt, Girl to the Core
Drama
William Roetzheim, Five Poet Plays
General Fiction
T. Greenwood, Two Rivers
Historical Fiction
Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Broken Promises, A Novel of the Civil War
Picture Book
Jeffrey Garcia, Santa Claus and the Molokai Mules
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Kirsten Imani Kasai, Ice Song
Published Books—Literary
Poetry
Brandon Cesmat, Light in All Directions
Anthology
Donna J. Watson, Michelle Sierra, and Lucia Gbaya-Kanga, Editors, Lavandería
Unpublished Works
Unpublished Short Story
Larry Zeiger, “Fade In – Fade Out”
Unpublished Poetry Chapbook
Deborah Ramos, “Road Warriors”
Unpublished Memoir
Michelle Zive, Holding On and Letting Go: A Mother’s Story
Unpublished Young Adult Novel
Nancy Klann, Fate Carries Its Own Clock
Unpublished Novel (Tie)
Richard Hicks, Murder by the Numbers
Unpublished Novel (Tie)
Caroline McCullagh, The Labyrinth of Love
Unpublished Novel-in-Verse
Laurel R. Barile, Descant