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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LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
www.terimbrown.com
The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
Stairwellbooks
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
www.jonathanvischer.com
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Girl & the Lock on Her Heart
An empowering book to
ignite everyone’s self love.
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
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