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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What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
SONG FOR MY FATHER
"A gripping drama...a FINALIST
and highly recommended." TWSA
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Your Words Your Love
A dazzling explosion
of beauty for your soul.
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LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
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