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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Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
www.jonathanvischer.com
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
Ships in the Desert
Timely, illuminating, and wise
—Julian Hoffman
Amazon
FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
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Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
Amazon
SONG FOR MY FATHER
"A gripping drama...a FINALIST
and highly recommended." TWSA
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon