Winner! Benny Moon takes the gold at NYC Big Book Award

Benny Moon Saves the Standing People by Salem Wolf Heart is the 2025 NYC Big Book Award WINNER in the category of Preteen Fiction

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IngramElliott Publishing is proud to announce that Salem Wolf Heart's third book in the Benny Moon series, Benny Moon Saves the Standing People, has taken the top prize at the 2025 NYC Big Book Award. The awards received books from around the world, and from a number of well-known names, journalists and authors. NYC Big Book Award is committed to celebrated the highest quality in ​independently and traditionally published books.

Now available in print and ebook anywhere books are sold.

About the book
With a fire threatening the Native American Reservation, Benny races to save the forest with the guidance of the Medicine Wheel.

As Benny Moon comes face to face with danger, he embarks on a magical pathway to find the true meaning of connection––and discovers how nature is calling to him for help. With a fire threatening the Native American Reservation, Benny races to save the forest with the guidance of the Medicine Wheel. 

​Join Salem Wolfheart as she combines the magic of nature with Native American concepts to share through Benny Moon that magic is everywhere; you just have to believe.

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Coming September 30 - Dual language edition

Readers can enjoy both English and Spanish in this dual-language edition of Benny Moon Saves the Standing People—an action-filled story of friendship, racing, and a shared commitment to nature. As Benny Moon comes face to face with danger, he embarks on a magical pathway to find the true meaning of connection—and discovers how nature is calling to him for help. With a fire threatening the Native American Reservation, Benny races to save the forest with the guidance of the Medicine Wheel. Juvenile Fiction - Ages 8-12. 

BENNY MOON SALVA AL BOSQUE 
CONOCIDO COMO EL “PUEBLO QUE ESTÁ DE PIE”
Cuando Benny Moon se enfrenta al peligro, emprende un camino mágico para encontrar el verdadero significado de la conexión —y descubre cómo la naturaleza lo llama en busca de ayuda. Un incendio amenaza la Reserva de los nativos norteamericanos y Benny se apresura a salvar el bosque con la ayuda de la Rueda Medicinal.

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Salem Wolfheart combined her background in psychology with her studies of Shamanism to create the Benny Moon series. Using Native American concepts with the magic of nature, she reflects in her literature the issues faced in a complex and modern world.

​Connect with the author

​www.bennymoon.com

https://www.instagram.com/salemwolfheart/

https://www.facebook.com/BennyMoonBooks/

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