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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Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Einstein in the Attic
A search for truth by
those that transcend time.
Barnes and Noble
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
Dislodged
“An LGBTQ+ thriller and a
tale for the working class…â€
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
SECRETS AND SPIES
A WW2 tale of love, friendship
and wartime conflict, 8-12 yrs
Amazon
The Keepers of Jo’Hanna
Finding courage in a society
overthrown by tyranny
Amazon
Everyone Is an Entrepreneur
Discover the limitations of
life in a post-Soviet economy.
Amazon
THE CHOCOLATE CLOUDS
A magical journey through
a world of chocolate & sweets.
Amazon
FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
www.robinreardon.com
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
BLACK TABLE
Can two sci-fi fans from
Finland save the galaxy?
Amazon
A God-Centered View of Salvati
The vital importance of
putting God first in salvation
Amazon
Billy the Badger is Sad!
Can two hedgehogs cheer
up their badger friend?
Amazon
Hieroglyph
A fantastical mix of history &
fantasy. GOLD medal winner!
Amazon
Captivity (Faction War #1)
"A superb work of
graphic dystopian fiction.â€
books2read.com
Hidden Heroes of our Community
A memoir that celebrates the
value of community nursing.
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Master of Music - Marla Himeda
Book 1 of a unique,
inspirational fantasy series!
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com