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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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Tally and the Angel
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by Eleanor Dixon


The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
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HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon


THE MUTT FOR ME
Heartwarming memoir of
healing & second chances
by Don Hughes





Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon


A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon


THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon


SNOTASAURUS REX!
A Sniffy, Sneezy, Snotty Story
Perfect for children aged 3–7
by Stuart Reid