Winners 2012
Below is a list of the 2012 WINNERS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children's books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London and 1 in Stockholm. The books were marked according to EDITING, THEME, STYLE, COVER and, in the case of many of the children's books, ILLUSTRATIONS.
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- Category 1: Pre-school picture books
- Category 2: Books for 6 - 8 year olds
- Category 3: Books for 9 - 12 year olds
- Category 4: Books for Teenagers
- Category 5: Books for adults (fiction)
- Category 6: Books for Adults (non-fiction)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
journey of joy after loss
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
CHILDREN OF HORSESHOE HIDEOUT
A modern day Boxcar Children,
loved the world over
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon