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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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
Magic & wonder collide
in this bold MG adventure
by Carla Kessler
The Artificial Elephant
Ghosts. Love. Winter.
Hope. Fantasy / SF stories.
Stories of loss, magic, & hope
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
LIVING AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD Swap Wi-Fi for Wildlife
Shetland Adventure 9-12
WINTER, Book 1
Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne
36
A lyrical, heartbreaking,
hilarious novel about family.
Amazon
MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCE (2022)
NOT pro-US Sci-Fi
weltweite, profond, prisbelönt
by X. Ho Yen
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
Amazon
Grumpy Gnome
A funny, cozy, and
award-winning picture book.
Amazon
LITERARY ECHOES
Sharp analyses of the
world's great short stories
Amazon
THE SANDS OF DEE
A moving WW2 evacuee
adventure for Middle Grade.
Amazon
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
AT RECEPTION
Will Sally fall for the charms
of a guest? ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
1066 WHAT FATES IMPOSE
An epic struggle for
the English Crown
by G. K. Holloway
ANGELS
A YA LGBTQ+ emotional
rollercoaster.
'Perfect. 5 stars.'
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon