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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Compressed fiction
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Matter Press
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
WIND
Page-flipping eco-fantasy.
A contemporary Wizard of Oz
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
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Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
The S.O.U.R.C.E.
6Awards-FABLE-8-12/
Sea Animals/Kids/Pollution
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon