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2011 RITA Winner for Best First Book
by SB Sarah | by SB Sarah | July 02, 2011 | Saturday at 3:36 am | 5 Comments
Winner: Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner (Berkley Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
Finalists:
▪ Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor)
▪ Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense; Tina James, editor)
▪ I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor)
▪ The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor)
▪ Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner (Berkley Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
▪ The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (Sourcebooks Fire; Deb Werksman, editor)
▪ A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer, editor)
▪ Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts (Tor/Forge; Bob Gleason, editor)
▪ When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer (St. Martin’s Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor)
Filed: RWA, RWA National - NYC 2011
Tagged: winner winner chicken dinner, rita reader challenge 2011, rita, best first book
kkw said on 07.02.11 at 03:51 AM • [link]
Wow. I did not see that coming. I haven’t actually read any of the books in this category except When Harry Met Molly, and it’s not like I thought that was going to win, so I’m not sure why I’m so surprised. But her second book was sufficiently lacking that I didn’t think her first could win any prizes.
cleo said on 07.02.11 at 09:43 PM • [link]
I’m surprised too. Haven’t read any of these, but based on the reviews, didn’t expect the book with the crazy armadillo metaphor to win.
Heike M. said on 07.04.11 at 11:13 AM • [link]
I’m also surprised. I read it and did’t like it, didn’t read the sequels. AnimeJune’s review covers most points that bothered me about Pieces of Sky, only I would have given it a lower grade: http://gossamerobsessions.blogspot.com/2010/02/pieces-of-sky-by-kaki-warner.html
Bed Bugs Pictures said on 07.05.11 at 07:57 AM • [link]
I love Pieces of Sky ...really…good one..
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fairytale said on 07.08.11 at 06:38 AM • [link]
so good .and i like it very much.
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