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.
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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
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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Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
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THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
Your Words Your Love
A dazzling explosion
of beauty for your soul.
books2read
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
Amazon
Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
YouTube
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon