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Awards for The Antunites Chronicles Book Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ciba<\/span><\/p>\n

Best YA Series and Fiction Series Finalist<\/p>\n

\"Second<\/span><\/p>\n

Silver Medal Award – YA Book Series<\/p>\n

Awards for Books of The Antunite Chronicles<\/p>\n

\"Book<\/span>\"Reader's<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold – YA Science Fiction<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

First Place – YA Sci Fi – Clean<\/p>\n

\"Firebird<\/span><\/p>\n

First Place Winner, New Fiction<\/p>\n

\"Wishing<\/span><\/p>\n

Finalist – Teen Fiction<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold Badge Winner<\/p>\n

\"Book<\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

First Place \u2013 YA Sci Fi<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

First Place \u2013 Action Adventure, Dystopian<\/p>\n

\"Firebird<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner – Young Adult Fiction<\/p>\n

\"Reader's<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:Fiction Thriller, Environmental<\/p>\n

\"Antunites<\/span>\"Firebird<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner – Dystopian Fiction<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

First Place – YA Science Fiction<\/p>\n

\"Literary<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold Book Award<\/p>\n

\"American<\/span><\/p>\n

Finalist – Science Fiction<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span>\"Literary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gold Book Award<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

First Prize – Cli-Fi<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Unconventional Love Story<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold Badge Award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/span><\/div>

Awards for The Antunites Chronicles Book Series<\/strong><\/p><\/div>

\"Ciba<\/span>

Best YA Series and Fiction Series Finalist<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Second<\/span>

Silver Medal Award - YA Book Series<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Awards for Books of The Antunite Chronicles<\/p><\/div>

\"Book<\/span><\/div>
\"Reader's<\/span>

Gold - YA Science Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span>

First Place - YA Sci Fi - Clean<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Firebird<\/span>

First Place Winner, New Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Wishing<\/span>

Finalist - Teen Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span>

Gold Badge Winner<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Book<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/span>

First Place \u2013 YA Sci Fi<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span>

First Place \u2013 Action Adventure, Dystopian<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Firebird<\/span>

Winner - Young Adult Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Reader's<\/span>

Honorable Mention:\nFiction Thriller, Environmental<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Antunites<\/span><\/div>
\"Firebird<\/span>

Winner - Dystopian Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span>

First Place - YA Science Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Literary<\/span>

Gold Book Award<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"American<\/span>

Finalist - Science Fiction<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span><\/div>
\"Literary<\/a><\/span>

Gold Book Award<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span>

First Prize - Cli-Fi<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/span>

Best Unconventional Love Story<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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