
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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Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
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S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
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Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
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The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
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The Campbell Sisters
3 sisters work towards very
different goals in 1955 NYC
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Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
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A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
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Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
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Momma Llama World
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SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
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Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
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EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
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“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
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Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
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Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
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Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
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DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
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NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
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2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
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It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
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The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
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Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
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The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
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Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
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SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
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