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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Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
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Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon