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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The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
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The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
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Your Words Your Love
A dazzling explosion
of beauty for your soul.
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B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
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A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon