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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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If Roses Were Blue
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The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
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BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
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A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
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TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader


The Monster Bones of...
A time travel mystery about
an ancient skeleton for kids.
by Linda Maria Frank


The Source of The Wind
A powerful & tender women's
fiction novel with soul
by Ella Capek


SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon