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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A driver narrowly avoids
hitting a strange man…
www.amazon.co.uk
ICE QUEEN
YA romance about the dangers
of sexting & cyberbullying.
www.amazon.com
The Vital Secrets Series
Enjoy good suspense?
Enjoy this thrilling series!
www.amazon.com
What are You Willing to Risk?
Engaging dystopian novel,
think young adult 1984.
www.amazon.com
Music of Clara Martinelli
Our world in peril. Can
a piece of music save it?
Amazon
Jack and the Lean Stalk
A spooky midnight meeting!
Will Jack make friend or foe?
www.amazon.com
The Golden Man
Mayhem reigns supreme across
suburban and outback Australia
Amazon
GRAY IS THE NEW BLACK
A Memoir of Self-Acceptance
Cracking the code to happiness
www.amazon.com
Uncle Greg's Treasure [Novel]
Around the World
in 51 Riddles
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Letters from the Dead
Killer seeks revenge
for his daughter's suicide
www.georgerhopkins.com
TRIVIA BOOKS
Educational and Entertaining.
In audio format! Bestseller!!!
www.raiseyourbrain.com
Cycles of Norse Mythology
The passion, cruelty, and
heroism of an ancient world.
www.amazon.com
On Traigh Lar Beach
13 items on a beach; 13
stories of how they got there
Amazon
Fraud at Snowfields
Join Will at the White
Christmas Organisation!
www.amazon.co.uk
The White Hand
A Story of Forbidden Love,
Betrayal, and Murder.
www.amazon.com
CALEDONIA
Historical Novel, Scotland,
Adventure, Romance, Mystery
www.amazon.com
Abandoned: A Sacred Mission
The International Space
Station holds a secret
Amazon
Maya and the Turtle
A Korean Fairytale
Check out the audiobook
www.amazon.co.uk
The Tap-Dancing Pigeon
An inspiring adventure
for 3 to 8 year olds.
www.amazon.com
UNLIKELY FRIENDS
Friendship can be found
in the most unusual places
www.amazon.com
PARANORMAL THRILLER
Supernatural powers, ghosts,
& a kickass female heroine
www.amazon.com
Bad Bitches & Power Pitches
Use your inner bad-bitch
to achieve EVERYTHING!
www.amazon.com
Addicted To Hate
Parent abuse can take on
many different forms...
www.amazon.com
DRAGON BROTHERS
Dragon-winged brothers right
the wrongs of their elders.
www.amazon.com
Zuma the Dog
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To Bury the Cloud
A journey where physical and
emotional roads intertwine
Amazon
Inconvenient Memories
An intimate account of a
modern Chinese social tragedy
www.amazon.com
SECRETS AND SPIES
Life-affirming, Scottish,
WW2, Boys' adventure.
www.amazon.com