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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The Cup of Christ Trilogy
Epic mystical thriller across
centuries! A must!!!
by Jack Holt
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to encourage & empower
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley
RED CHAIR PRESS
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ReadHowYouWant
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
FIREWORKS
Anthology of quirky, cosy
fantasy and sci-fi tales
by Paul Olding
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon