150 Award Genres
Children
- Children - Action
- Children - Adventure
- Children - Animals
- Children - Audiobook
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Christian
- Christian - Amish
- Christian - Biblical Counseling
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- Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Christian - Fiction
- Christian - General
- Christian - Historical Fiction
- Christian - Living
- Christian - Non-Fiction
- Christian - Romance - Contemporary
- Christian - Romance - General
- Christian - Romance - Historical
- Christian - Thriller
Fiction
- Fiction - Action
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- Fiction - Animals
- Fiction - Anthology
- Fiction - Audiobook
- Fiction - Chick Lit
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- Fiction - Cultural
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Non-Fiction
- Non-Fiction - Adventure
- Non-Fiction - Animals
- Non-Fiction - Anthology
- Non-Fiction - Art/Photography
- Non-Fiction - Audiobook
- Non-Fiction - Autobiography
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- Non-Fiction - Short Story/Novela
- Non-Fiction - Social Issues
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- Non-Fiction - Sports
- Non-Fiction - Travel
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- Non-Fiction - Womens
- Non-Fiction - Writing/Publishing
Poetry
Romance
Young Adult
- Young Adult - Action
- Young Adult - Adventure
- Young Adult - Coming of Age
- Young Adult - Fantasy - Epic
- Young Adult - Fantasy - General
- Young Adult - Fantasy - Urban
- Young Adult - General
- Young Adult - Horror
- Young Adult - Mystery
- Young Adult - Mythology/Fairy Tale
- Young Adult - Non-Fiction
- Young Adult - Paranormal
- Young Adult - Religious Theme
- Young Adult - Romance
- Young Adult - Sci-Fi
- Young Adult - Social Issues
- Young Adult - Thriller
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Animal Adventures in North Carolina
Jennifer Bean Bower
2012 Bronze Medal
320 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Animals
Reviewed by Rita Vetsch for Readers' Favorite
Animal Adventures in North Carolina written by Jennifer Bean Bower is a very detailed and inspiring wildlife/nature guide. Jennifer informs people native to North Carolina, as well as visitors, where to find over 70 wildlife and scenic attractions. Included are numerous places to visit in the Mountains, in the Piedmont and on the Coast, where one can find beautiful and amazing wildlife, opportunities to volunteer and tons of fun places to visit with children. From reptiles, to birds, waterfowl, horses, jungle cats, llamas, crocodiles, lizards and many more, this book has everything for the wildlife and nature enthusiast!
The cover of Animal Adventures in North Carolina truly captivates the reader’s eye. I certainly wanted to pick it up and learn all about these fascinating places immediately. Jennifer Bean Bower has spent a great amount of time exploring and researching all of these gorgeous wildlife sanctuaries and attractions to give the readers a special gift. Complete with maps, photos, websites, email addresses, hours of operation, phone numbers, addresses and tips for visiting, this book has it all! After reading it, I certainly want to visit North Carolina just to explore some of these wonderful places with my family. I was also wishing that she had written one for every state, especially Minnesota! Jennifer has compiled every single wildlife sanctuary and nature attraction into one inspiring guide book which must have taken her hundreds of hours. Her passion for wildlife and nature shines through in this lovely book. Just a few of the sites included are zoos, parks, shelters, dairies, rescues, wildlife centers, farms, ranches, museums, aquariums, fisheries, safaris and resorts. This book is a must have for anyone traveling to North Carolina or native to the area already.
Animal Adventures in North Carolina written by Jennifer Bean Bower is a very detailed and inspiring wildlife/nature guide. Jennifer informs people native to North Carolina, as well as visitors, where to find over 70 wildlife and scenic attractions. Included are numerous places to visit in the Mountains, in the Piedmont and on the Coast, where one can find beautiful and amazing wildlife, opportunities to volunteer and tons of fun places to visit with children. From reptiles, to birds, waterfowl, horses, jungle cats, llamas, crocodiles, lizards and many more, this book has everything for the wildlife and nature enthusiast!
The cover of Animal Adventures in North Carolina truly captivates the reader’s eye. I certainly wanted to pick it up and learn all about these fascinating places immediately. Jennifer Bean Bower has spent a great amount of time exploring and researching all of these gorgeous wildlife sanctuaries and attractions to give the readers a special gift. Complete with maps, photos, websites, email addresses, hours of operation, phone numbers, addresses and tips for visiting, this book has it all! After reading it, I certainly want to visit North Carolina just to explore some of these wonderful places with my family. I was also wishing that she had written one for every state, especially Minnesota! Jennifer has compiled every single wildlife sanctuary and nature attraction into one inspiring guide book which must have taken her hundreds of hours. Her passion for wildlife and nature shines through in this lovely book. Just a few of the sites included are zoos, parks, shelters, dairies, rescues, wildlife centers, farms, ranches, museums, aquariums, fisheries, safaris and resorts. This book is a must have for anyone traveling to North Carolina or native to the area already.
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On Toby's Terms
Charmaine Hammond
2012 Gold Medal
264 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Animals
Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
Canadian author, Charmaine Hammond, and her husband, Christopher Alcock, loved their white German Shepherd, Dooks, and grieved losing him to death at an old age. Then, they found the picture of a happy, loving Chesapeake Bay Retriever on a website dedicated to rescuing animals. and that's how Toby the Retriever came into their lives. But Toby did not come meekly. While Charmaine and Christopher were at work, Toby was also at work, emptying the contents of their closets, trashing their bathrooms, and knocking over furniture. They hired a dog behavior specialist, and after working with Toby, she determined that Toby needed a purpose and suggested that he be trained as a therapy dog. And that is where Toby was in his glory. After Toby received his pet therapy training, Charmaine and Toby went to a mental health hospital every week, and there Toby worked his miracles with mentally damaged patients, bringing them out of their catatonic states. But he was still Toby, smashing toilet tank lids and barking his loud bark. Life is on his terms, period.
On Toby's Terms is the most delightful story and should be required reading for every dog owner or potential owner. No rescue dog or puppy comes without its own set of issues, and Charmaine writes of how she and Chris learned to accept happy, loving Toby just as he is. This delightful book is well edited and well written, and Toby comes through as the shining star of dogs that he is, celebrated through a movie and his own website. Humor, love and patience come through in every word of this story. That Toby is now older, confronted with arthritis and has his good days and bad is a pleasant ending to this more than pleasant story. No Old Yeller here, just a first rate story about a first rate dog.
Canadian author, Charmaine Hammond, and her husband, Christopher Alcock, loved their white German Shepherd, Dooks, and grieved losing him to death at an old age. Then, they found the picture of a happy, loving Chesapeake Bay Retriever on a website dedicated to rescuing animals. and that's how Toby the Retriever came into their lives. But Toby did not come meekly. While Charmaine and Christopher were at work, Toby was also at work, emptying the contents of their closets, trashing their bathrooms, and knocking over furniture. They hired a dog behavior specialist, and after working with Toby, she determined that Toby needed a purpose and suggested that he be trained as a therapy dog. And that is where Toby was in his glory. After Toby received his pet therapy training, Charmaine and Toby went to a mental health hospital every week, and there Toby worked his miracles with mentally damaged patients, bringing them out of their catatonic states. But he was still Toby, smashing toilet tank lids and barking his loud bark. Life is on his terms, period.
On Toby's Terms is the most delightful story and should be required reading for every dog owner or potential owner. No rescue dog or puppy comes without its own set of issues, and Charmaine writes of how she and Chris learned to accept happy, loving Toby just as he is. This delightful book is well edited and well written, and Toby comes through as the shining star of dogs that he is, celebrated through a movie and his own website. Humor, love and patience come through in every word of this story. That Toby is now older, confronted with arthritis and has his good days and bad is a pleasant ending to this more than pleasant story. No Old Yeller here, just a first rate story about a first rate dog.
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The Story of Moses
Jennifer Talbot Ross
2011 Bronze Medal
148 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Animals
Reviewed by Brenda Casto for Readers' Favorite
The Story of Moses written by Jennifer Talbot Ross is the true story of Ms. Ross and the remarkable dogs she was lucky enough to have in her life. To tell the story of Moses the author shares with us the stories of the other dogs she had prior to Moses, and how each dog impacted her life and ultimately led her to Moses.
The first dog we are introduced to is Cleopatra (Cleo), a beautiful lab who was rescued by Ms. Ross's grandmother and daughter. Being a single mother at the time she was hesitant to take the puppy, but she couldn't resist. While the author states she had always had animals in her life, it really seems that Cleo opened her heart for the love affair she shared with dogs in her adult life.
In addition to Moses and Cleo, we also read the stories of Odin, Bess, Samantha and Pax. As the author shares each of their stories, you feel the love the author has for her dogs. She shares their funny antics as well as their sometimes neurotic behavior. When Moses comes into her life from an ad on Petfinder.com, she finds a gentle giant of a dog that seems to love life who felt it was his job to take care of her. While cancer cut Moses' life short, she was blessed to have shared five years with him!
The author has a wonderful way of writing that makes you feel as if you are listening to an old friend talk about her pets. Her love of animals comes across so strongly that the emotions jump off the page at you allowing you to share her joys and also her grieving when she loses a beloved pet. She also shares with the reader bits of interesting information about the breeds of dogs she has. I also felt the information she included in the back of the book about the SPIN, Saving Pyrenees In Need, was great, and her reminder that rescue animals make wonderful pets was the perfect ending to Moses' story.
A heartwarming story that all animal lovers should read, I only wish the author would have included more pictures of her beloved animals! If you’re on the fence about getting a pet you should read these stories. They just might help you realize your new best friend is just waiting for you!
The Story of Moses written by Jennifer Talbot Ross is the true story of Ms. Ross and the remarkable dogs she was lucky enough to have in her life. To tell the story of Moses the author shares with us the stories of the other dogs she had prior to Moses, and how each dog impacted her life and ultimately led her to Moses.
The first dog we are introduced to is Cleopatra (Cleo), a beautiful lab who was rescued by Ms. Ross's grandmother and daughter. Being a single mother at the time she was hesitant to take the puppy, but she couldn't resist. While the author states she had always had animals in her life, it really seems that Cleo opened her heart for the love affair she shared with dogs in her adult life.
In addition to Moses and Cleo, we also read the stories of Odin, Bess, Samantha and Pax. As the author shares each of their stories, you feel the love the author has for her dogs. She shares their funny antics as well as their sometimes neurotic behavior. When Moses comes into her life from an ad on Petfinder.com, she finds a gentle giant of a dog that seems to love life who felt it was his job to take care of her. While cancer cut Moses' life short, she was blessed to have shared five years with him!
The author has a wonderful way of writing that makes you feel as if you are listening to an old friend talk about her pets. Her love of animals comes across so strongly that the emotions jump off the page at you allowing you to share her joys and also her grieving when she loses a beloved pet. She also shares with the reader bits of interesting information about the breeds of dogs she has. I also felt the information she included in the back of the book about the SPIN, Saving Pyrenees In Need, was great, and her reminder that rescue animals make wonderful pets was the perfect ending to Moses' story.
A heartwarming story that all animal lovers should read, I only wish the author would have included more pictures of her beloved animals! If you’re on the fence about getting a pet you should read these stories. They just might help you realize your new best friend is just waiting for you!
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