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.
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- 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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Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
THE MUTT FOR ME
Heartwarming memoir of
healing & second chances
by Don Hughes
The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
MORAL FIBRE
A Lancaster skipper, his crew
and the woman he loves.
by Helena P. Schrader PhD
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
KIRKYARD MOON
Two women, One body.
A historical fantasy novel.
by Rhys Shaw
The Source of The Wind
A powerful & tender women's
fiction novel with soul
by Ella Capek
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Happisad Memories
Where magic meets grief.
A page-turning novel.
by M.P.B. Clairette
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
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Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon