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 Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
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Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to WOW your life now!
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The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
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DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
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It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
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THE SANDS OF DEE
A moving WW2 evacuee
adventure for Middle Grade.
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
If Roses Were Blue
Inspiring, heart-warming
adventure for ages 8 & up
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
Pause... and Effect
A sun-kissed journey through
menopause and beyond.
Amazon
Why Alaska?
An immigrant's tale in
the last frontier of America
The State I Came To Love
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias
The Ghost of Neil Diamond
A tribute artist scales
the Great Wall of China.
by David Milnes
Momma Llama World
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animated stories & more.
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
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