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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Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Why Alaska?
An immigrant's tale in
the last frontier of America
The State I Came To Love
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
36
A lyrical, heartbreaking,
hilarious novel about family.
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Burt: The Airport Cat
Heartwarming cat adventure
about friendship!
by Christine Henry
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
The Madigan Chronicles
Witchy - Spellbinding - Addict
Urban Fantasy
by Marieke Lexmond
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to encourage & empower
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
ADAMS MORGAN FUGUE
a novel
A neighborhood love story
Amazon
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
The Other Lotus Girl
He was buying tea.
She was running for her life.
danielariddle.com
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon