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Readers Choice Book Awards, book reviews and awards voted by readers in three categories, with cash prizes for gold award winners: Best Childrens Book 3-6; Best Childrens Book 7-10; Best Childrens Book Illustrations; Best Childrens Book Cover Design. Book review and award dates Our reviews and awards are now open for submissions all year round. Book reviews Standard Review: books will be reviewed and returned within around 6 to 8 weeks (entry to awards included). Express Review: books will be reviewed and returned within around 3 to 4 weeks (entry to awards included). Awards / star ratings Awards only (no review): star-ratings and awards announced within around 3 to 4 weeks .

< Back J Paul Rieger Jr A Most Unlikely Man: A Tale of Resistance Centenarian, Saba, wants to tell his grandson the story of his life. The story of how he arrived as an immigrant in America, from Nazi-occupied Europe. A story so traumatic, he wasn’t able to tell his own son. The story begins in October 1944, when twenty-two Jewish men are taken to Rothau Natzweiler-Struthof, a Nazi concentration camp in Germany. The camp is deserted, but the Reich believes these particular Jews could be put to some future use because of their skills. As the group of prisoners get to know one another, one prisoner named Otto Beck claims he is not a Jew, but a full-blooded German born in Bavaria. According to the laws of the Third Reich, Otto is far worse than a Jew for refusing military service, being an anarchist and a socialist. Otto has a secret plan to liberate the camp, by first helping each Nazi escape, and then allowing the prisoners to leave as free German citizens. Otto’s first target is a teen volunteer soldier, who he convinces to leave the camp, and he goes home to his family. Next, he starts false rumours amongst the soldiers about an evacuation order, the proximity of the American and French liberators, and even illicit affairs with French women. As Otto’s elaborate plan starts to take shape, some of his fellow prisoners believe he is stirring up trouble and putting their lives at risk. Most Unlikely Man: A Tale of Resistance is a novel by J Paul Rieger Jr, set in a Nazi concentration camp, towards the end of World War II. The plot follows a group of Jewish prisoners in a crumbling and deserted concentration camp. One prisoner devises an elaborate psychological farce to convince the paranoid and incompetent captors that their colleagues are traitors and the camp is doomed. He single-handedly orchestrates a situation so absurd, the Nazi officers begin to turn on one another. J Paul Rieger Jr pulls off the unthinkable, a dark, satirical comedy set in a Nazi concentration camp. The result is a bitingly funny, razor-sharp, and subversive tale of the absurdity of fascism and war, and of the resilience of the human spirit. It felt uncomfortable to read at times, but the joke is clearly on the oppressors and not on those who are suffering. J Paul Rieger Jr flips the traditional war story on its head and reminds us that humor is often the best tonic. Star rating: 5 Stars Summary : J Paul Rieger Jr pulls no punches in this dark and audacious, satirical comedy about the Holocaust. Purchase here

Autumn 2023: Best Teen Book Stacy A. Padula Montgomery Lake High #2: When Darkness Tries to Hide Renee Hayes The Girl Who Broke the World Rande Goodwin The Witchfinders Serpent Terry Overton The Underground Book Readers: The Secret Society Marsha Tufft The Sea Turtle Spy Project: Putney Hicks Inventor Adventures Book 4

Autumn 2023: Best Children's Book Age 8 to 12 Amanda M Cetas Thrown to the Wind Kat Farrow Bobbin and the Magic Thief D Burton Smith Quoth the Raven Laurie Anne Zaleski Travels with Ariel - What's up in Baker Lake? Dr Tamara Lazic Strugar The Sunscreaming Summer Jennifer R Sommer Her Eyes Were on the Stars: Nancy Grace Roman, "Mother of Hubble" Space Telescope Kathe Hudson and Melanie Moyer The Magic Peach Tree, A Yoga Storytelling Adventure Stephanie Scott Tools to Cool Finding Ways to Cope Aaron Derr Baseball Buddies Building a Team Tricia Copeland Azreya Aztec Priestess Barbara Mishkin TIPs Magical Journey Claudine C Wargel Hattie and Dirks Great Garden Surprise Hans Ness Rolo the Pet Earthling

Edgar Doleman Arlen's Gun: A Novel of Men at War W.A. Pepper You Will Know Vengeance: A Tanto Thriller Bryan Asher The Treasure of Lor-Rev Angie Bailey Believe Romana King House Poor No More: 9 Steps to Grow the Value of Your Home and Net Worth Dr. Trent W. Smallwood Lethal Decree Jim Malloy Raptor's Revenge Danny Holst The Harlem Story Stephen Alder Deehabta's Song Carter Fielding Murder in the Tea Leaves: A Blake Sisters Travel Mystery--Book 2 Deborah S. Greenhut The Hoarder's Wife Mrs. Anthony I Am Woman... : Book One: My Journey, My Tony Paula Welch A River of Fortune Danny Holst Promised Land Stoni Astley Sanctuary's Lights Bryan Asher The Assassin of Malcoze Marieke Lexmond The Magical Tarot Deck A Frank Corso Mystery Divine Travel Agency Carolyn Clarke And Then There's Margaret Liza Gino Imelda's Secret Spring 2022: Best Adult Book

Autumn 2022: Best Teen Book Stacy Padula Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told Tony M. Quintana Doizemaster: Phantasm Creed Mark Bryan The Asgardian Exchange: The Touch of the Valkyrie Tyler Beauchamp Freeze Frame Scott Swisher Ring Fold Judy Liu The Vending Portal Cassandra Crull Tied to You

Autumn 2022: Best Adult Book (Nonfiction) Mark Roeder What We Do Next Really Matters Kyli Santiago Healing Yesterday's Tears: An Inspiring Poetry Book about Overcoming Emotion and Discovering Love of Self Ralph L. Bayrer Liberty, Science and Wealth: The Evolution to Modern Society Ashley Porsche Bugge The Ocean is Calling Rick Soshensky The Music Therapy Studio: Empowering the Soul's Truth Cynthia Hughes Live...But LIVE! Felicia Taylor E. Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl’s Tale Jim Lichtman Trust and Confidence: The 1998 Battle between the Secret Service and Ken Starr Leon Conrad Story and Structure: A complete guide Jamie Anderson Drive All Day (Because I'm Too Old to Drive All Night) Madeline Pasimio Contrary to Conception: Stories and Lessons about Successful Birth Control and Contraceptive Methods Frederick Douglass Reynolds Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement

Autumn 2023: Best Adult Book DF Kennedy Nothing But The Truth Angel A Holy Parrot Dr Pietro Emanuele Garbelli The Doctor's Voice - Empowering Solutions to Physicians' Frustrations, Burnout and Healthcare Inefficiencies Roni Robbins Hands of Gold Geoff Spellberg Escape From Hawaii Kathleeen Janz Anderson September Wind Book II J Paul Rieger Jr Clonk! Jamie Andrea Garzot Unconventional A Memoir of Entrepreneurism Politics and Pot David Zelman PhD What's Next? Get Clear & Get Going Ben Merrick Where the Valley Meets the Sky Matthew Binder Pure Cosmos Club Dr Nizar M Benazzouz The innovative Animal Rozsa Gaston Margaret of Austria Glendall C Jackson III Naked Came the Detective Jeremiah Gilbert On to Plan C A Return to Travel J J Alo The Street Between the Pines Marlayne Jan Giron Second Chance Inn Jonnie Ramsey Brown You Promised To Do No Harm: A True Story of Love, Loss, and the Horror of Healthcare Disparity for One African American Family Jennifer Ivy Walker The Emerald Fairy and the Dragon Knight Gail Grant Park We Are Shadows An Irish Ghost Story Anthony J Mohr Every Other Weekend Coming of Age With Two Different Dads Margaret Tran The ACTIONS Marianne Hartley ALIGN & SHINE Aimee Hill All The Gray In Between Carter Fielding Murder in the Marshes Sherman E Ross Code Name: Juggernaut

Autumn 2023: Best Children's Book Age 3 to 7 AC Bradburn Dancing with Cara The Rainbow Stories Gabriella Fiorletta What I See is Love Betty Cetas Oscar and Otto Sarah Sparks The Bounciest Monster on Mill Street Samantha Reynolds Help Me Be Me Kimberly A Perry Finley the Fairy Cheryl Johnson Creatures of the Rainforest Michael Dow Nurse Florence for Beginning Readers: Help, Im Bleeding! Adalgisa and David Nico Fish in the Desert: The Untold Story of the Death Valley Pupfish Michael Michie Pablo Avocado Lynne Harley What If You Could? Betty Cetas Oscar and the Awful Horrible Smell Sarah Sparks The Angriest Monster on Mill Street Deanna Hart Blue is the Only Color in the Rainbow Cheryl Johnson Backyard Critters and Creatures Charlene McIver Off to School in my Wheelie Chair Ashley Wall The Day I Had a Bulldozer Cheryl Johnson Today I Learned About Birds C James Sweeney Sadie Sasquatch has Big Feet Lauren Brownrigg You Are...Volume One Donna Wyland 'Twas the Night Before Jesus Jeffrey Morgan Bungo the Funky Monkey Adventures in Kindness Ginger Smith The Magic Blanket Margaret Grote A Farmer I'll Be and more poems for the young and young-at-heart D Burton Smith Quoth the Raven Christine Tussing Detective Stan the Crayon Man and the Missing Birthday Cake Nicole Frankel What are bees good for anyway? Katherine Lockwood Why Me Mama A Childrens Book About The Disability Experience Sarah Sparks The Messiest Monster on Mill Street FA Khan My Superhero Mom Stacy Gabel At the Zoo-oo-oo Donna Wyland Psalms in Rhyme for Little Hearts

Spring 2023: Best Adult Book Alex Poppe Jinwar and Other Stories Shonna Waters The Coaching Shift: How A Coaching Mindset and Skills Can Change You, Your Interactions, and the World Around You Stephanie Woodward The Big Scale Back: Success and Balance By Your Own Design Karla Huebner In Search of the Magic Theater Sabrina Simon Violet Jackie Ewing Life Lessons from a Late Bloomer - Vignettes of a Small-Town Girl Ed Norwood Be a Giant Killer: Overcoming Your Everyday Goliaths Andy Lipman The CF Warrior Project, Volume 2: Celebrating Our Cystic Fibrosis Community Glenda Brown The Story of Raine Cristiana Pinciroli Sport : a Stage for Life - How to Connect with the Touchstones of Elite Performance and Personal Fulfillment K.c. LaSaga Dragum Paul Sanders Victim or the Crime - The Day Before Jerry Died: A Grateful Dead Thriller Juliet Rose Trigger Point Peter Eliott A Dream of Shadows Geoff Sease When We Push Through Sound Julia Brewer Daily ;The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch A Modern Ranch with an Ancient Secret Ronan James Cassidy Margaret Anne: Child of the West Wind Robin Jeffrey .exe: A Cadence Turing Mystery David Cairns The Case of the Emigrant Niece Marieke Lexmond The Cup, The Madigan Chronicles #4 David W. Berner The Islander Elizabeth H. Cottrell HEARTSPOKEN: How to Write Notes that Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and INspire Alison McBain The New Empire Jennifer Ivy Walker The Lady of the Mirrored Lake Wendy Hewlett Witches & Whisky DF Kennedy The Whole Truth Lisa Towles The Ridders Mitzi Perdue Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul Gail Scoates Paws, Purpose and Possibilities: How therapy dogs and faith healed my heart Kelly Cheek Gazing Into the Abyss Lachlan Pirie The Resolution Holly Brough The Name I Choose Peter Mazurek Modern Catholic Concerns Hannah Sward STRIP: A MEMOIR Juliet Rose Carrying the Dead M. E. Taylor Brothers J. F. Cronin It Could Happen Here - A Roadmap to Disaster Joanne Griffin and Declan Foster Humology: How to put humans back at the heart of technology Leslie Kain Secrets In The Mirror Robin Jeffrey R.A.T.: A Cadence Turing Mystery Genevieve Jenner Chocolate Cake for Imaginary Lives Alison Jean Lester The Sound of It Dr Haseena Chokkiyil The Kintsugi Moms: Transformative Insights from a Healers Diary Isra Sravenheart Her Dark Love Lisa Towles Salt Island Mary L Schmidt Her Alibi Alex Poppe Duende Melissa Jacobus The Accomplice Julie Cadman UnMasked Christopher H. Volk The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Wealth Creation for Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Investors Karen K. Brees Crosswind Pat Wahler The Rose of Washington Square: A Novel of Rose O'Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Doll Viola B. Mecke, Ph.D., ABPP Aging Wisely: Life from Fifty to Seventy-Five Years Joshua Hershey Linden Falls Raejean Kanter Who Held the Door Open?: Mentoring Through Life's Challenges Tucker Madison Green Glass Lem Moye Catching Cold Vol 2 - Redemption Jeremy Bazley My China - Living Inside the Dragon Anne Angelo Sprig of White Heather and a Scottish Lass Hayley Lyle Barefoot King: The Indian Dalit Who Defied Caste to Bless Others Richard Lui Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness Gifford MacShane Rainbow Man Adam Saint The Transfer Problem Tony Jeton Selimi A Path to Excellence Reese Trapped