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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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POLO IN BRAZIL (BOOK 5)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel exploring climate action
The Adventures of Captain Polo


Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon


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


JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon





SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ARCHITECT
Dream up towers and
make them stand for good
by Linda Soules


WHERE DO BEARS SLEEP?
Bedtime for Animals & Children
Illustrated Songbook
by Chris Meade


THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon


The Monster Bones of...
A time travel mystery about
an ancient skeleton for kids.
by Linda Maria Frank