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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Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
Bentley's Fantabulous Idea
Embark on a whimsical colorful
journey filled with fun
MikiTaylor
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
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The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
MERCY'S VIEW: BLACKOUT
Memoir - A runaway's reckless
re-entry into society
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon