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Awards

» Winner - 2009 Mom's Choice Gold Recipient (Adult Nonfiction)

» Winner - Allbooks Review Editor’s Choice Award

» Winner - The 2008 National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA) for Memoir

» Finalist - The 2008 National Best Books Award sponsored by USA Book News for Memoir/Autobiography

» Finalist - The 2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year for Memoir

» Finalist - The 2008-2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Memoir

» Nominated - Sophie Brody Award

» Honorable Mention - The 2008 New York Book Festival

» Winner (nonpublished, nonfiction excerpt) : The 2004 Florida Freelance Writer's Association Writing Competition Award