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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Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
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Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
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Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
Ships in the Desert
Timely, illuminating, and wise
—Julian Hoffman
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
Sneaky Snobby by Jennifer Kvam
LOOK OUT! Making trouble is
Sneaky Snobby´s hobby!
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
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Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing