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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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DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon


WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
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Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon


Nick and the Golden Apple
Familiar, unexpected,
engaging from the beginning.
Amazon





Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads


BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
Amazon


The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon


Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon