IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Winners

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Winners

	Daughter of the Salt King (Salt Chasers, #1) by A.S. Thornton (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 591 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best New Voice: Fiction (Silver) (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Thorwald Place by Helen Power (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 435 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best New Voice: Fiction (Gold) (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galileo! Galileo! by Holly Trechter (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Young Reader Nonfiction (Silver) (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi by Marc Sumerak 3.94 avg rating — 223 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Cover Design: Children's/Young Adult (Gold) (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ISAN by Mary Ting (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 365 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Science Fiction & Fantasy (Gold) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Promise Given (Henrietta and Inspector Howard #3) by Michelle Cox (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 521 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Fiction:Romance (Silver) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Cape Hollywood Secret (The Old Cape #3) by Barbara Eppich Struna (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 82 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Fiction: Mystery & Suspense (Silver) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiger Pelt by Annabelle Kim (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 140 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best First Book (Fiction) (Silver) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piominko, Chickasaw Leader by Thomas Cowger 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Biography (Silver) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bricklayer of Albany Park by Terry John Malik 4.38 avg rating — 58 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Popular Fiction (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dining Car by Eric W. Peterson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,198 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Popular Fiction (Gold) (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold – A true story of faith, forgiveness, sacrifice, and community by Peter Mommsen 4.25 avg rating — 67 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Religion (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleanor's Wars by Ames Sheldon (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 66 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best New Voice Fiction (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Large: Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason by Joseph P. Eckhardt (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for LGBT - Gold (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Nurse Becomes a Patient: A Story in Words and Images by Cortney Davis liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Body, Mind & Spirit - Gold (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wilber's War (trilogy): An American Family's Journey through World War II by Hale Bradt 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Biography - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rowdy by Christopher Madsen (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Biography - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mariano's World: The Life and Art of Mariano Rodríguez Tormo by Carmina Rodríguez Villa it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Biography - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ultimate Warrior: A Life Lived Forever - The Legend of a WWE Hero by Jon Robinson (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 69 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Biography - Gold (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witness to Change: From Jim Crow to Political Empowerment by Sybil H. Morial 4.09 avg rating — 58 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Autobiography/Memoir - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff 3.41 avg rating — 1,679 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Autobiography/Memoir - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go for Orbit : One of America's First Women Astronauts Finds Her Space by Rhea Seddon 4.21 avg rating — 52 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Autobiography/Memoir - Gold (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dickey Chapelle Under Fire: Photographs by the First American Female War Correspondent Killed in Action by John Garofolo 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Art/Photography - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So by Pico Iyer (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Art/Photography - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art for War and Peace: How a Great Public Art Project Helped Canada Discover Itself by Ian Sigvaldason 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Art/Photography - Gold (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galloping to Freedom: Saving the Adobe Town Appaloosas by Carol J. Walker 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Animals/Pets - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	About Anna... by Sophia Michelle Delanner (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best New Voice in Fiction - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Promise Kitchen by Peggy Lampman (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 601 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best First Book Fiction - Silver (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flexible Wings by Veda Stamps (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 73 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best New Voice in Children's / YA - Gold (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raising God's Girl by Mary Lou Graham (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Excellence (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars