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


Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon


ANGELS
A YA LGBTQ+ emotional
rollercoaster.
'Perfect. 5 stars.'





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


BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon


Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon


Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon