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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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
WHERE DO BEARS SLEEP?
Bedtime for Animals & Children
Illustrated Songbook
by Chris Meade
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
TAILS
A magical story children will
love; and probably adults too.
by WJ Scott
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
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NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Tally and the Angel
Unstoppable middle-grade
adventures around the world!
by Eleanor Dixon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
THE SIGIL MASTERS
Face-paced and engaging
Young Adult epic fantasy.
Amazon
The Jumperell
A mysterious Jumperell
and a clever frog
Amazon
Think Like the D squad
Four dogs. One mystery.
Think like a detective.
by Phil Weiss
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon