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 War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
The Madigan Chronicles
Witchy - Spellbinding - Addict
Urban Fantasy
by Marieke Lexmond
Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
The Jumperell
A mysterious Jumperell
and a clever frog
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Pause... and Effect
A sun-kissed journey through
menopause and beyond.
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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