Winners 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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.
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- 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
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Illustrator:
Bronze
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Illustrator:
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DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
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INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
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The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
THE REPROBATES
Do you remember suffering
from a death of the soul?
www.benjamingrose.co.uk
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Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
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Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
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Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
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Master of Music - Marla Himeda
Book 1 of a unique,
inspirational fantasy series!
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon