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Books of the Decade

The Wishing Shelf Book Award has now been running for TEN YEARS. To celebrate this, we have announced SIX Best Books of the Decade from our PAST Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Winners. You will find the books listed below. The readers in our Reading Groups think they are WONDERFUL!

Best Book from the Last Ten Years

Category 1

The Snark, Justin Davis, ill. by Stephanie Jayne

Category 2


Baby Worries, Frances Mackay, ill by Dotti Colvin

Category 3


Shadow Jumper, J M Forster

Category 4


Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall, Rae Knightly

Category 5


The Poison Keeper, Deborah Swift

Category 6


Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America, Katrina Shawver

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KIRKYARD MOON
Two women, One body.
A historical fantasy novel.
by Rhys Shaw


SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate


THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
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The Coach Trip
A light- hearted,
mid-life, comedy romance.
by Morag Clarke


The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon


Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
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THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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