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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RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
mollyarbuthnott
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon