Young Readers Author Hautman Wins Minn. Book Award

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Young readers author Pete Hautman has won a Minnesota Book Award for "Blank Confession," about a new kid in town who confesses to a murder.

Hautman was among winners honored Saturday night at the 23nd annual Minnesota Book Awards in St. Paul. Hautman's books include "Godless," which won a National Book Award.

Duluth-Superior magazine editor-in-chief Wendy Webb won for "The Tale of Halcyon Crane," about a woman who discovers dark family secrets.

Graphic designer Michael Hall won the award for children's literature for "My Heart Is Like a Zoo," a picture book featuring 20 animals created out of heart shapes.

Author Michael Nordskog and photographer Aaron W. Hautala won for their commemoration of the Finnish sauna in the northwoods.

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