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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It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
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Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
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The Faces She Sees
A thrilling mind-freak of a
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by Elizabeth Scozzari
CAME A GENTLE WHISPER
A bittersweet, richly
layered historical romance.
by Rebecca A. Cathey
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
The Jumperell
A mysterious Jumperell
and a clever frog
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
MOTHER TO ELEPHANTS
A heartwarming, inspiring kids
picture book biography
THE STORY OF DAPHNE SHELDRICK
The Bardic Isles Series
A thought-provoking fantasy
where music is the magic!
Amazon
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
IF I COULD REMEMBER
A tender, unflinching memoir
on Alzheimer's caregiving
by Donna Costa
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
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Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon