LibGuides: Christy Awards: Contemporary (2000-2016)

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The Christy Awards

Contemporary
(2000-2016)

2000-2009

WINNER: A New Song by Jan Karon

A New Song (Mitford Years #5) by Jan Karon
Call Number: FIC KARON JAN M5 (Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9780670878109
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Mitford’s longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, has retired. But new challenges and adventures await when he agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters: a church organist with a mysterious past, a lovelorn bachelor placing personal ads, a mother battling paralyzing depression. Whitecap has more than its fair share of challenges, but in the end, Father Tim and Cynthia find that Mitford is never far away when circumstances back home keep their phone ringing off the hook.

FINALISTS:

By the Light of a Thousand Stars by Jamie Langston Turner
Romey's Place by James Calvin Schaap

WINNERS (Tie):

Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
The Trial by Robert Whitlow

FINALISTS:

The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn
Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs

WINNER: A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner

FINALISTS:

Ain't No River by Sharon Ewell Foster
Carley's Song by Patricia Sprinkle

WINNER: All the Way Home by Ann Tatlock

FINALISTS:

Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols
Women's Intuition by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Songbird by Lisa Samson

FINALISTS:

Finding Alice by Melody Carlson
The Living End by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer

Bad Ground [E-Book] by W. Dale Cramer
Call Number: FIC CRAME DAL B Ebook (OverDrive)
Publication Date: 2011
Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Prine decides to honor his mother's dying wish and seek out his estranged uncle who was badly burned in the accident that killed Jeremy's father. He finds the man working as a hard-rock miner in the south, an extremely dangerous occupation. His uncle seems a bitter and lonely man, but Jeremy senses more beneath the surface. Against his uncle's wishes, Jeremy takes a job as a miner and soon his young faith is tested by his rough and gritty co-workers, the threat of danger...and the possibility of love.

FINALISTS:

No Dark Valley by Jamie Langston Turner
Tiger Lillie by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Levi's Will by W. Dale Cramer

FINALISTS:

Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart
Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin

WINNER: Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner

FINALISTS:

Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright
Straight Up by Lisa Samson

**WINNER: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin**

Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin
Call Number: FIC MARTI CHA CH (Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9781595540560
Publication Date: 2007-05-27
"Never settle for less than the truth," she told him. But when you don't even know your real name, the truth gets a little complicated. It can nestle so close to home it's hard to see. It can even flourish inside a lie. And as Chase Walker discovered, learning the truth about who you are can be as elusive -- and as magical -- as chasing fireflies on a summer night.
Chasing Fireflies [Streaming Audiobook] by Charles Martin; Andrew Peterson (Narrated by)
Call Number: FIC MARTI CHA CH Audiobk (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781608141142
Publication Date: 2007-05-25

FINALISTS:

In High Places by Tom Morrisey
Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Dogwood by Chris Fabry

FINALISTS:

Embrace Me by Lisa Samson
Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon by Debbie Fuller Thomas

2010-2016

WINNER: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson

FINALISTS:

June Bug by Chris Fabry
Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle

WINNER: Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry

Almost Heaven [E-Book] by Chris Fabry
Call Number: FIC FABRY CHR AL Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781414346809
Publication Date: 2010-10-11
Billy Allman is a hillbilly genius who builds a radio station in his own home from spare parts. People in town laugh. Though it is not his dream assignment, the angel Malachi follows the man and begins to see the bigger picture of how each painful step Billy takes is a note added to a beautiful symphony that will forever change the lives of those who hear it.

FINALISTS:

Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner
A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener

WINNER: Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock

FINALISTS:

Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes
Words by Ginny Yttrup

WINNER: Not in the Heart by Chris Fabry

FINALISTS:

The Air We Breathe by Parrish, Christa
Borders of the Heart by Chris Fabry

The Air We Breathe [E-Book] by Christa Parrish
Call Number: FIC PARRI CHR AI Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781441213150
Publication Date: 2012-11-01
Ruled by fear and deep wounds, seventeen-year-old Molly Fisk stays hidden away. But everything changes when a woman from her past suddenly reappears.

WINNER: Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish

FINALISTS:

Every Waking Moment by Chris Fabry
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate

The Prayer Box [E-Book] by Lisa Wingate
Call Number: FIC WINGA LIS PR Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781414388632
Publication Date: 2013-08-16
When Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house. Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls, but everything changes with the discovery of eighty-one carefully decorated prayer boxes, one for each year, spanning from Iola's youth to her last days. Hidden in the boxes is the story of a lifetime, written on random bits of paper--the hopes and wishes, fears and thoughts of an unassuming but complex woman passing through the seasons of an extraordinary, unsung life filled with journeys of faith, observations on love, and one final lesson that could change everything for Tandi.

WINNER: The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate

The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate
Call Number: FIC WINGA LIS ST (Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9781414388267
Publication Date: 2014-09-01
Successful New York editor Jen Gibbs is at the top of her game with her new position at Vida House Publishing--until a mysterious manuscript from an old slush pile appears on her desk. Turning the pages, Jen finds herself drawn into the life of Sarra, a mixed-race Melungeon girl trapped by dangerous men in turn-of-the-century Appalachia. A risky hunch may lead to The Story Keeper's hidden origins and its unknown author, but when the trail turns toward the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place Jen thought she'd left behind forever, the price of a blockbuster next book deal may be higher than she's willing to pay.
The Story Keeper [E-Book] by Lisa Wingate
Call Number: FIC WINGA LIS ST Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781496400413
Publication Date: 2014-08-22

FINALISTS:

Farewell, Four Waters by Kate McCord
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
Call Number: FIC KARON JAN M12 (Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9780399167447
Publication Date: 2014-09-02
After five hectic years of retirement from Lord's Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from the land of his Irish ancestors. While he's glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing from his life: a pulpit. But when he's offered one, he decides he doesn't want it. For years, he believed he had a few answers. Now he has questions. How can he possibly help Dooley's younger brother, Sammy, make it through the fallout of a disasterous childhood? Could doing a good deed for the town bookstore be the best thing for his befuddled spirit? And who was riding through town in a limo? Not Edith Mallory. Then an editorial in the weekly Muse poses a question that sets the whole town looking for answers: Does Mitford still take care of its own?
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good [Kindle] by Jan Karon
Call Number: FIC KARON JAN M12 Kindle (Request at Circulation Desk)
ISBN: 9780399167447
Publication Date: 2014-09-02

WINNER: The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate

The Sea Keeper's Daughters [E-Book] by Lisa Wingate
Call Number: FIC WINGA LIS SEA Ebook (Adult fiction)
ISBN: 9781496409812
Publication Date: 2015-09-08
From modern-day Roanoke Island to the sweeping backdrop of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains and Roosevelt's WPA folklore writers, past and present intertwine to create an unexpected destiny. Restaurant owner Whitney Monroe is desperate to save her business from a hostile takeover. The inheritance of a decaying Gilded Age hotel on North Carolina's Outer Banks may provide just the ray of hope she needs. But things at the Excelsior are more complicated than they seem. Whitney's estranged stepfather is entrenched on the third floor, and the downstairs tenants are determined to save the historic building. Searching through years of stored family heirlooms may be Whitney's only hope of quick cash, but will the discovery of an old necklace and a Depression-era love story change everything?

FINALISTS:

The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie Ganshert
As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti

Christy Awards

Title Box

2000-2009

WINNER: A New Song by Jan Karon

FINALISTS:

By the Light of a Thousand Stars by Jamie Langston Turner

Romey's Place by James Calvin Schaap

WINNERS (Tie):

Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley

The Trial by Robert Whitlow

FINALISTS:

The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn

Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs

WINNER: A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner

FINALISTS:

Ain't No River by Sharon Ewell Foster

Carley's Song by Patricia Sprinkle

WINNER: All the Way Home by Ann Tatlock

FINALISTS:

Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols

Women's Intuition by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Songbird by Lisa Samson

FINALISTS:

Finding Alice by Melody Carlson

The Living End by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer

FINALISTS:

No Dark Valley by Jamie Langston Turner

Tiger Lillie by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Levi's Will by W. Dale Cramer

FINALISTS:

Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart

Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin

WINNER: Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner

FINALISTS:

Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright

Straight Up by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin

FINALISTS:

In High Places by Tom Morrisey

Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson

WINNER: Dogwood by Chris Fabry

FINALISTS:

Embrace Me by Lisa Samson

Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon by Debbie Fuller Thomas

2010-2016

WINNER: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson

FINALISTS:

June Bug by Chris Fabry

Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle

WINNER: Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry

FINALISTS:

Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner

A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener

WINNER: Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock

FINALISTS:

Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes

Words by Ginny Yttrup

WINNER: Not in the Heart by Chris Fabry

FINALISTS:

The Air We Breathe by Parrish, Christa

Borders of the Heart by Chris Fabry

WINNER: Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish

FINALISTS:

Every Waking Moment by Chris Fabry

The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate

WINNER: The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate

FINALISTS:

Farewell, Four Waters by Kate McCord

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon

WINNER: The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate

FINALISTS:

The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie Ganshert

As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti

**WINNER: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin**