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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The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon