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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DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
MORAL FIBRE
A Lancaster skipper, his crew
and the woman he loves.
by Helena P. Schrader PhD
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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OUT OF TIME
Love at 78? Life has a
time limit. Love doesn't.
M. Jacqueline Murray
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Woster
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
The Other Lotus Girl
He was buying tea.
She was running for her life.
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The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon