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 Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
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Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
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Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
From The Back of a Donkey
Fresh captivating look at the
Christmas Story told by Mary
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon