The Leopard Tree has just received Third Place in the Evvy Awards by Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA). The award was given at CIPA’s annual Evvy Award Banquet at CIPA College 2008 on Friday, March 28, at the Red Lion Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Judge Comment: “. . . the story drew me in and transported me to another place. When I finished reading the last page and put the book down, it was like a magnificently played symphony when a hush falls over the concert hall after the last note is played. There is not a dry eye in the house. The plot moved me in a way I was not expecting. Daudi, Ramla, and Masozi could be names of any of any of the hundreds of children one might hear about in the news.”