2021 Christy Awards

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The Christy Awards are given each year to Christian fiction novels to honor "novels of excellence, imagination, and creativity." The award has been given since 1999, and is named for Catherine Marshall’s novel, "Christy". This year's finalists were announced on October 28 during the Christy Award Online Gala.

Book of the Year | First Novel:  
The Edge of Belonging
by Amanda Cox
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)
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The Edge of Belonging by Amada Cox
   
Contemporary Romance:  
Stay with Me
by Becky Wade
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
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Stay with Me
   
General Fiction:  
The Way It Should Be
by Christina Suzanne Nelson
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
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The Way It Should Be
   
Historical:  
The White Rose Resists
    : A Novel of the German Students Who Defied Hitler

by Amanda Barratt
(Kregel Publications)
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The White Rose Resists
   
Historical Romance:  
A Portrait of Loyalty
by Roseanna M. White
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
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A Portrait of Loyalty
   
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:  
Relative Silence
by Carrie Stuart Parks
(Thomas Nelson)
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Relative Silence
   
Short Form:  
Joy to the World : Far as the Curse if Found
by Amanda Barratt
(Kregel Publications)
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Joy to the World
   
Speculative:  
Forsaken Island
by Sharon Hinck
(Enclave Publishing)
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Forsaken Island
   
Young Adult:  
Mortal Sight
by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
(Enclave Publishing)
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Mortal Sight

 

I don't know about you ... but my to-be-read list just got a little bit longer!