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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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Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
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Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
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Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
Amazon


Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon





The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon


Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon


Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
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The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon