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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DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Your Words Your Love
A dazzling explosion
of beauty for your soul.
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Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
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Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
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Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Law of Attraction Game Book
A playful 28-day guide
to joy, clarity, and ease!!
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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IF I COULD REMEMBER
A tender, unflinching memoir
on Alzheimer's caregiving
by Donna Costa
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo