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.
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
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 NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
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Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
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EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
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Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon