NCPA Awards for Books Published in 2005
The Awards Gala was held April 28, 2006, at the Oriental Buffet in Citrus Heights.
- GOLD, Best Juvenile/Young Adult, Best Exterior Hardcover
- The Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, Tomato Enterprises
- SILVER, Best General Fiction, Best Interior Text Layout, Best Exterior Softcover
- Murder on the Middle Fork by Don Ian Smith and Naida West, Bridge House Books
- BRONZE, Best Nonfiction How-To, Best Interior Text Images and Graphics
- Firefighter’s Handbook on Wildland Firefighting, 3rd edition, by William C. Teie, Deer Valley Press
- Best General Nonfiction, Best First Book
- Don’t Get Thin Get Healthy by Loraine Holden, Golden Green Press