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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The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
36
A lyrical, heartbreaking,
hilarious novel about family.
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
Nick and the Golden Apple
Familiar, unexpected,
engaging from the beginning.
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
Amazon
DIVERSIONS DARCY & ELIZABETH
2 sweet Pride & Prejudice
romances with fun banter!
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon