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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The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
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Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
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My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
The Putaway Monster
A delightful mystery to
solve as toys disappear.
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon