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.
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:
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 Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
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Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
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A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
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The Gift of Knowing You
Discover all of who you are &
the power of your story.
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The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
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An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
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The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
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THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
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Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
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TWO LEFT WINGS - Safety Averse
4 kids - heart-warming / funny
friendship and self-growth
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How We Healed
A vivid family saga and an
unforgettable healing odyssey
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LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
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The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
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Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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Ships in the Desert
Timely, illuminating, and wise
—Julian Hoffman
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THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
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The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
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Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
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A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
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Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
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The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
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Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
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Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
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THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens