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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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THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon


MOTHER TO ELEPHANTS
A heartwarming, inspiring kids
picture book biography
THE STORY OF DAPHNE SHELDRICK


TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon


MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon





RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon


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


LITERARY ECHOES
Sharp analyses of the
world's great short stories
Amazon


DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon