Winners 2011
Below is a list of the 2011 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:
Gold
I Fought Them All, The life and ring battles of Prize-fighting legend Tom Sharkey
Author: Greg Lewis & Moira Sharkey
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REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
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Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman's Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in a 1926
male world of news reporting
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
Kingdom of Trung Trung Karmo
A fast-paced adventure
for middle graders
Amazon
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
Eight Billion Reasons
Hello World of 8 Billion -
Defining Issue Of The 21st Cen
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Girl & the Lock on Her Heart
An empowering book to
ignite everyone’s self love.
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
mollyarbuthnott
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon