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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The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
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Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon