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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 Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
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by David Milnes


Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
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If Roses Were Blue
A stolen dog, lady of
light, 3 rescues—Inspiring!
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Why Alaska?
An immigrant's tale in
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon


LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon


Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon


THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon