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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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
MY SHADOW
A storybook for children
of parents with epilepsy
lulu.com
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
LoveVortex ... Drakor's Curse
A voyage into the unknown -
and a terrible curse.
Amazon
The Day After His Crucifixion
Jesus' women followers
finally tell their stories
by Merikay McLeod
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCE (2022)
NOT pro-US Sci-Fi
weltweite, profond, prisbelönt
by X. Ho Yen