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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Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
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Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
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Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon