'Nonnie' book wins bronze medal
TRAVERSE CITY -- Linda Lile's book, "Nonnie, What's God?" won a bronze medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.
The book won in the religion and spirituality category. There were nearly 1,000 entries overall.
The book is available locally at Rainbow Book Store, Horizon Books, Up North Kids, Evergreen Gallery and Higher Self. For more information, e-mail Lile at c.daffie@yahoo.com or call 938-2762.
Fidler presenting at library Tuesday
TRAVERSE CITY -- Local author Richard Fidler will give a presentation about area history Tuesday.
Fidler will talk about his new book, "Who We Were, What We Did: Fresh Perspectives on Grand Traverse History" as part of the Traverse Area District Library's Live @ the Library series.
The book covers issues including labor, women, crime and justice, racial conflict and the environment and is a followup to Fidler's "Glimpses of Grand Traverse Past.
The free presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the library meeting room, 610 Woodmere; call 932-8500 for more information.
Part-time Omena farmer writes novel
TRAVERSE CITY -- Donald Lystra, a part-time Leelanau County resident, has published a novel, "Season of Water and Ice," set in Leelanau County in the 1950s.
The book follows Danny DeWitt, 14, who lives with his father in rural northern Michigan, and his friend Amber Dwyer, a pregnant teen rejected by her family. The outsiders form an unusual alliance that helps each other deal with their separate challenges.
The book is published by Switchgrass Books, an imprint of Northern Illinois University Press and is available locally at Horizon Books, Borders Books and Dog Ears Books in Northport.
Lystra lives on a farm just south of Omena, growing alfalfa and some grapes.
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