Gary Slaughter - Author of the Cottonwood Novels

The Cottonwood novels have received the following awards:

		2010 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist, Popular Fiction 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, Young Adult Fiction

		2008 Book of the Year (ForeWord Magazine) Finalist, Popular Fiction 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, General Fiction 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, Young Adult Fiction

		2007 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist, Popular Fiction

		2004 PIAS Award of Excellence Winner, Cover Design & Layout