Winners 2013
Below is a list of the 2013 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:
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Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
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Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
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Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
Master of Music - Marla Himeda
Book 1 of a unique,
inspirational fantasy series!
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read