Winners 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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
Herakles: Book 5- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth
Author: Dr. Simon Spence and Colm Lawton
Gold
Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver
Bronze
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen
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Tatiana and the Russian Wolves
A Russian émigré reconciles
tragic family secrets
www.stephenevansjordan.com
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
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LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon