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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TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
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Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
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More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon