Finalists 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 FINALISTS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children's books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London and 1 in Stockholm. The books were marked according to EDITING, THEME, STYLE, COVER and, in the case of many of the children's books, ILLUSTRATIONS.
The WINNERS will be announced on April 1st, 2017.
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- Category 1: Pre-school picture books
- Category 2: Books for 6 - 8 year olds
- Category 3: Books for 9 - 12 year olds
- Category 4: Books for Teenagers
- Category 5: Books for adults (fiction)
- Category 6: Books for Adults (non-fiction)
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Spring Tales (Volume 3)
Author: C F Crawford
Illustrator: L H Crawford
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 30/40 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.
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The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
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THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
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Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
Amazon
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MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
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“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
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Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
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THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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JOYFUL LIFE PRESS
Books and workbooks that
entertain, support and inspire
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CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
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Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
books2read
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
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There's a Duck in the House
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Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
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The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
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THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
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The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
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Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
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Momma Llama World
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animated stories & more.
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