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Books of the Decade

The Wishing Shelf Book Award has now been running for TEN YEARS. To celebrate this, we have announced SIX Best Books of the Decade from our PAST Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Winners. You will find the books listed below. The readers in our Reading Groups think they are WONDERFUL!

Best Book from the Last Ten Years

Category 1

The Snark, Justin Davis, ill. by Stephanie Jayne

Category 2


Baby Worries, Frances Mackay, ill by Dotti Colvin

Category 3


Shadow Jumper, J M Forster

Category 4


Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall, Rae Knightly

Category 5


The Poison Keeper, Deborah Swift

Category 6


Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America, Katrina Shawver

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The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
Amazon


The Gates of Dark Death
The story of the last woman
to escape the Tower of London
by Alan Reynolds


MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon


SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon





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Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon


The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon


Terracolina-A Place to Belong
Magic & wonder collide
in this bold MG adventure
by Carla Kessler


POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo