Winners 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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:
Silver
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Illustrator:
Bronze
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Illustrator:
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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
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Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
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Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
www.jonathanvischer.com
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
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Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
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The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
Stairwellbooks
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
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Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
www.terimbrown.com
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon