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Christophers
Present Awards
ATHER Michael
A. Duggan and Rev.
Msgr. Peter G. Finn welcomed such guests to the Christophers
61st Awards Gala at New York’s Mutual of Omaha Building.
Author Joan Bauer,
director Gregg Champion and Ernie Anastos announced
the winners in the following categories:
Preschool Books: Ten
Days and Nine Nights by Yumi Heo; Nubs by
Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery;
Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie
Hegamin, and Extra Credit by Andrew Clements.
Books for Young Adults:
A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure.
Books for Adults:
A. Lincoln by Ronald C. White, Jr., Stones into
Schools by Greg Mortenson, Strength in What Remains
by Tracy Kidder) and Wrestling with Moses by
Anthony Flint.
Feature Films: The
Blind Side and Invictus (Warner Bros Pictures) and
UP (Walt Disney Pictures & Pixar Animation Studios).
Films for TV and Cable:
The Alzheimer’s Project: Grandpa Do You Know Who I Am?
(HBO), The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS-TV),
Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut (HBO Family), The English
Surgeon (PBS) and Taking Chance (HBO).
Brother Tyrone A.
Davis received the James Keller Award for his contributions
to the Haitian people, helping them years before the earthquake.
Seen at the evening’s
festivities were actress/dancer Marge Champion, HBO director
of advertising & promotions Joanna Scholl, HBO co-producer
and co-director Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon,
Christophers vice president and CEO Mary Ellen Robinson,
publicists David Reich and Jeanne-Marie Byington,
and skin care specialist Lia Schorr.
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