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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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
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Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon