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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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It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon


THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace


RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon


The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds





From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor


LoveVortex ... Drakor's Curse
A voyage into the unknown -
and a terrible curse.
Amazon


Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
Amazon


THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon