
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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In the Shadows of Castles
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Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
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Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
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Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
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Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
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Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
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Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
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An exciting woodland
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The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
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The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
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+ dash of GOT
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Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
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Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
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Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
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Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
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More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
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SONG FOR MY FATHER
"A gripping drama...a FINALIST
and highly recommended." TWSA
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THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
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Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
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The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
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TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
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The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
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Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
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