Winners 2012
Below is a list of the 2012 WINNERS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children's books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London and 1 in Stockholm. The books were marked according to EDITING, THEME, STYLE, COVER and, in the case of many of the children's books, ILLUSTRATIONS.
Jump straight to:
- Category 1: Pre-school picture books
- Category 2: Books for 6 - 8 year olds
- Category 3: Books for 9 - 12 year olds
- Category 4: Books for Teenagers
- Category 5: Books for adults (fiction)
- Category 6: Books for Adults (non-fiction)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
The Day After His Crucifixion
At last the women speak,
deepening Yeshua's story.
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
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GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon