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.
Jump straight to:
- 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 FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
OUT OF TIME
Love at 78? Life has a
time limit. Love doesn't.
M. Jacqueline Murray
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon





















































































































































































