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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TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Bentley's Fantabulous Idea
Embark on a whimsical colorful
journey filled with fun
MikiTaylor
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
The Other Lotus Girl
He was buying tea.
She was running for her life.
danielariddle.com
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon