Winners 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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:
Silver
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Illustrator:
Bronze
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Illustrator:
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The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
When Secrets Come to Light
A novel of love, mystery
friendships, and murder
www.georgerhopkins.com
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
The Silence of Children
An accidental vigilante with
no superhero skills
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
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