A Lake Oswego resident’s recent memoir that explores the conversations she had with her father about his experience fighting Nazi Germany in the 104th Infantry Division in World War II was named a finalist for an Oregon Book Award this week. Literary Arts announced 35 finalists in seven categories for the Oregon Book Awards, including the Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction. Becky Ellis’s memoir “Little Avalanches,” was nominated in this category along with four other books. “For two decades, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of storytelling at Literary Arts events, and I’m deeply honored that my memoir, ‘Little…..