Winners 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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
Herakles: Book 5- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth
Author: Dr. Simon Spence and Colm Lawton
Gold
Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver
Bronze
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen
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The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
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by Catherine Matthias
Happisad Memories
Where magic meets grief.
A page-turning novel.
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THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
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Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
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Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
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Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
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A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
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ONE FOOL'S GOLD
Is that nugget you seek gold,
or only fool's gold?
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The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
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The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
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Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
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The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
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The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
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A Lion's Head
Myth brought to life.
A fantasy novel for YA.
by D.M. De Alwis
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Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
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Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
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Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
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REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
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Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
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Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
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Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
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Lorilyn Roberts
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