NCPA Awards for Books Published in 2007

Award results were announced at the banquet held April 25, 2008, at Luau Garden in Sacramento.

Gold Award, Best First Book
Dandelion Through the Crack, By Kiyo Sato, Willow Valley Press
Silver Award, Best Nature Photography Book, Best Interior Photos/Photo Layout, Best Exterior Hard Cover
Yuba Seasons by David McKay, Mountain Images Press
Bronze Award, Best Illustrated Children’s Book
Wordsworth Dances the Waltz by Frances H. Kakugawa, Watermark Publishing
Best General Fiction Book, Best Media Package
The Afterlife of Charlotte Browning by Christine B., Lighthouse Productions
Best General Nonfiction
When We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story by Eva Rutland, IWP Book Publishers
Best Exterior Hard Cover — Children’s Book, Honorable Mention — Best Illustrated Children’s Book
Delta & Dawn: Mother and Baby Whales’ Journey by Stefanie Cruz, Big Tomato Press
Best Nonfiction How-To Book, Best Interior Text Layout
Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely by Davis Liu, M.D., Stetho Publishing
Best Sports Reference Book, Best Interior Text & Images/Graphics
Gold on the Diamond: Sacramento’s Great Baseball Players 1886-1976 by Alan O’Connor, Big Tomato Press
Best Poetry Book, Best Exterior Soft Cover
The Petrified Heart by Charles E. Patterson, Corps Productions
Best Juvenile/Young Adult — Fiction
Serving Humanity: Exercises in Tasteful Philanthropy by Jonathan Pearce, BalonaBooks
Best Juvenile/Young Adult — Nonfiction
From Slave to Superstar of the Wild West by Tom DeMund, Legends of the West Publishing Company
Best Educational Children’s Book
What Time Is It? by Virginia “Honey” Carter, AuthorHouse
Best Reference Directory
Sacramento Street Whys: The Whys Guy’s Guide to Sacramento Street Names by Carlos Alcalá, Big Tomato Press
Best Alternative Media Book
The Super-Good Project Planner for Technical Consultants by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing Company
Best Spiritual/Self-Help Book
Relax Focus Succeed by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing Company
Honorable Mention — Best Fiction, Honorable Mention — Best Media Package
Through Phantom Eyes, Vol. 1 — A Child’s Guidance by Theodora Bruns, iUniverse
Honorable Mention — Best Fiction
Virgin Trail by Var’Tus, published by Bill Zaccone
Honorable Mention — Best Illustrated Children’s Book
Play Hopscotch on Saturn’s Rings by Nancy Hayden Curry, Corps Productions
Honorable Mention — Best Reference Book
It’s In the Bag: Your Custom Business and Travel Wardrobe by Barbara DesChamps, Château Publishing
Honorable Mention — Best Inspirational Book
Stems of Life Picked from the Garden of Survival by Virginia E. Hansen, Llumina Press

Updated April 26, 2008