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 TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
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Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
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I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
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Three Children's Stories
Child-approved SEL story
time plans & activities
by Adria Chalfin
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
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From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
The Faces She Sees
A thrilling mind-freak of a
mystery - Kirkus Review
by Elizabeth Scozzari
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
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MERRYSHIELDS
A magical, action-packed
portal story for kids!
by Jen Jones
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
REMEMBER THIS
Award-Winning
Spiritual Masterpiece
Truly life changing!
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
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The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
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The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
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