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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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Tales Beyond Midnight
Dark, twisty and gripping.
You'll never stop at one.
by Kim Gravell


SUKIE – QUEEN OF CATS
A warm rescue-cat picture book
about finding family.
by Jan Falconer


I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon


S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon





THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon


The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias


Dance Along
A curious cat, a magical
mirror & a world of twirls
Amazon


Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon