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.
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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:
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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If Roses Were Blue
A stolen dog, lady of
light, 3 rescues—Inspiring!
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
journey of joy after loss
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
LoveVortex ... Drakor's Curse
A voyage into the unknown -
and a terrible curse.
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
The Putaway Monster
A delightful mystery to
solve as toys disappear.
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon