In this week’s “award-winning” edition of Friday Five! we’re celebrating some of our extraordinary award-winning authors. With book awards season upon us, the BookSparksPR staff would like to take a few minutes and give a special shout-out to five of our outstanding authors, many of whom are in the 2013 Summer Reading Challenge! Drum roll, please…

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1. Crumble

Fleur Philips‘ gut-wrenching novel, Crumble was chosen as the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival winner in the Young Adult category!

2. 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom 

Meg Akabas‘ revolutionary parenting book, 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom,was chosen as a finalist in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

3. Bonjour 40

Karen Chase’s novel Bonjour 40: A Paris Travel Log is a winner of three independent book awards and honors including the Silver Medal for “Best Travel Essay” in the Independent Book Publishers Award, the finalist medal for “Best Design Non-fiction” and is a finalist for “Best Travel/Travel Guide” in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

4. Haole Wood

Author Dee DeTarsio‘s award-winning novel, Haole, was named a finalist in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

5. Love and Other Subjects

Bestselling historical fiction author Kathleen Shoop‘s novel, Love and Other Subjects was given as an honorable mention in the San Francisco Book Festival in the “General Fiction” category.