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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 NIGHT OWL SINGS AND...
Shifting heartbreaks and
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WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate





THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens


Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
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Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias