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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Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
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Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
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101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to WOW your life now!
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
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Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon