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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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Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing


Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon


Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon


THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias





The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon


SO YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR
Race the clock to save
a life in the ER tonight
by Linda Soules


A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon


Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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