BOOK AWARDS ~ BOOK REVIEWS ~ SEAL OF APPROVAL
Tradition continues with the arrival of one of the most anticipated moments in the world of children’s and young adult literature. The 2018 Literary Classics Book Award Finalists and Top Honors Book Awards Finalists have been announced. Selected from submissions by entrants around the globe, these distinguished honorees are recognized for their contributions to the craft of writing, illustrating, and publishing exceptional literature for a youth audience. In this highly competitive industry these books represent the foremost in literature in their respective categories.
The competition this year was tremendous, and we congratulate all of the finalists for their outstanding and inspiring work. Final awards, categories and levels will be announced on November 15, 2018. All Silver, Gold and Top Honors award recipients will be invited to attend a writers’ conference, awards ceremony, formal gala, and authors’ book signing to be held in conjunction with the Great American Book Festival, May 10, 11 & 12, 2019.
The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize this year’s titles in literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics award selection committee.
2018
LITERARY CLASSICS BOOK AWARD FINALISTS
Final award levels & categories will be announced November 15, 2018
The Eighth Annual Literary Classics Book Awards will be presented in May, 2019 in conjunction with the Great American Book Festival in the City of Presidents.
Anders Roseberg The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show Anders Roseberg
Jennifer Ann Aquino The International Family Guide to US University Admissions Wiley & Sons
Arlo Guthrie Monsters Rising Son International, Ltd.
Andrea Torrey Balsara The Great & the Small Common Deer Press
Marlo Berliner The Ghost Chronicles 2 Teddy Blue Books
Bon Blossman The Noxhelm Murders Create Space
Terry Braddock The Stump - Abridged Version Terry L. Braddock
D. A. Brittain Judah’s Scepter and the Sacred Stone First Edition Design Publishing
Caytlyn Brooke Wired BHC Press
Tiffany Brooks Reality Gold Dunemere Books
Elizabeth Doyle Carey Junior Lifeguards Series Dunemere Books
Cheryl Carpinello Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend Beyond Today Educator
Theresa Cones Tales From a Crowded Pet Room Covenant Books
DJ Corchin, Illustrated by Tyler Hawx Half-Cat The phazelFOZ Company, LLC
Susan Count, Illustrated by Elena Shved Selah’s Painted Dream Hastings Creations Group
C F Crawford, Illustrated L H Crawford Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Summer Tales Lauco Press
Crystal Chatterton Awesome Science Experiments for Kids Rockridge Press
Mrs. D. Olga D’Agostino The Trees Have Hearts MrsDBooks LLC
Philip Derrick Facing the Dragon Sunnyslope Press
Laurel Downing Bill Aunt Phil’s Trunk Bringing Alaska’s History Alive Aunt Phil’s Trunk LLC
Martha Driscoll, co-author, Ann Driscoll Sammy the Seahorse Driscoll Publishing
Murray Eiland Jr The Raid on Troy CreateSpace
Sabrina Fedel Leaving Kent State Harvard Square Editions
Mackenzie Flohr The Rite of Wands BHC Press
Gregory A. Fournier The Richard Streicher Jr. Murder Wheatmark Inc.
Claire Fullerton Mourning Dove Firefly Southern Fiction
Laurie Germaine Tinsel in a Tangle Clean Reads
Cliff Graham Shadow of the Mountain: Exodus Bethany House
Stacie Haas Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee 5050 Press
T.J. Hackworth Bedtime for Buzzy Downtown and Brown Ventures
Krysten Hager Landry in Like Clean Reads
Anne Hamilton Merlin’s Wood: The Battle of the Trees 1 Armour Books
Jane Alvey Harris Riven Jane Alvey Harris
Jane Alvey Harris Secret Keeper Jane Alvey Harris
Ginger Heller The Kid Who Beat Wall Street and Saved Africa Create Space
Melanie Hooyenga The Trail Rules CreateSpace
C.M. Huddleston Greg’s Third Adventure in Time ITP Press
Lauren Hudson The Deception Headline Books
Kathleen Jacobs, Illustrated by Ashley Teets Please Close It! Headline Books
Jenna Elizabeth Johnson The Legend of Oescienne Series Create Space
Joseph Ruder Daydreaming Danny and the Green Dragon Create Space
Kena Sosa Kindertransport-A Child’s Journey 4RV Publishing LLC
Mia Kerick My Crunchy Life Harmony Ink Press
Lori Kline Almost a Minyan Sociosights Press
DG Lamb The Deepest Cut Calyse Publishing
S.A. Larsen Marked Beauty Ellysian Press
Nelda Lateef Animal Village Sub-Saharan Publishers
Wendy Leighton-Porter The Shadow of the Tudor Rose (Book 9, Shadows from the Past ) Mauve Square
Adam Leitman Bailey Home Building Foundations Publishing Company
Jacqui Letran Unleash Your Inner Super Powers A Healed Mind
Regan W. H. Macaulay Tamara Turtle’s Life So Far Mirror Publishing
P.H.C. Marchesi Shelby & Shauna Kitt and the Alterax Buttons CreateSpace
Matthew Mayo Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival Five Star Publishing
Sarah McGuire Valiant Carolrhoda Books
Joyce McPherson The Pandora Device Candleford Press
Cat Michaels, Illustrated by Irene Jahns Sweet T and the Turtle Team 2101 Ink
Daniela I. Norris Recognitions Roundfire Books
Lisa Anne Novelline Piccadilly and the Jolly Raindrops Lisa Anne Novelline
Tempeste O’Riley Blood’s Song Encompass Ink, Teen
Wolfgang Parker Crime Cats: The Deadly Scarab Rogue Agent Publishing
D.E. Partridge The Claimed Kindle Direct Publishing
Linda Petrie Bunch A Birth Day for Hannah Book Club Productions
Catherine Rademacher Gibson Glorious Fourth of July S.D. Historical Society Press
AJ Reilly The Askren Boys Waldorf Publishing
Marc Remus The Golden Maple Tree (Book 2, Magora series) Misty Moon Books
Marc Remus The Language Thieves Misty Moon Books
Bill Richardson, Illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff The Alphabet Thief Groundwood Books
D.A. Roach Cross DA Roach Fiction
Diane Mae Robinson The Dragon Grammar Book Diane Mae Robinson Ink
Sandra L. Rostirolla Cecilia Pinkus Books
Lynn Salsi, co-author Joe Campbell, Illustrated by Ashley Teets Hurricane: Jamar’s Story Headline Books
Jonathan Schork, Illustrated by Jonathan Schork More Tales from the Enchanted Wood SM~ARC, inc.
Jeremy Shapiro, Illustrated by Marydeaton Heldman Hugo and Nora Ingramspark
Shanalee Sharboneau, Illustrated by Israel Dilean My Daddy Loves Me / My Mommy Loves Me Mascot Books
Carolyn Sloan, Illustrated by James Williamson Welcome to the Symphony Workman Publishing Company
Eric Stevens His Guide in the Night Eric Stevens
Anne Sweazy-Kulju Grog Wars, Dos Louise Ann Kulju
Tayyaba Syed, Illustrated by Melani Putri The Blessed Bananas Prolance Publishing
Cynthia Toney The Other Side of Freedom Write Integrity Press
Chuck Vance Sneaking Out Dunemere Books
Jarrett Whitlow What if Dinosaurs Were Pink? Warren Publishing
Vivian Zabel Where Did Panther Go? 4RV Publishing
