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Finalists 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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, 2018.
Jump straight to:
- 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:
![My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent: How Chip Became C.H.I.P. and Foiled the Freaky Fuzzy Invasion by Richard Clark My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent: How Chip Became C.H.I.P. and Foiled the Freaky Fuzzy Invasion by Richard Clark](../images/finalists/5a92c7e192796.jpg)
My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent: How Chip Became C.H.I.P. and Foiled the Freaky Fuzzy Invasion
Author: Richard Clark
![Blindsided by His Betrayal: Surviving the Shock of Your Husband’s Infidelity by Dr. Caroline Madden Blindsided by His Betrayal: Surviving the Shock of Your Husband’s Infidelity by Dr. Caroline Madden](../images/finalists/5a9ab9d203708.jpg)
Blindsided by His Betrayal: Surviving the Shock of Your Husband’s Infidelity
Author: Dr. Caroline Madden
![Hardbarned! One Man’s Quest for Meaningful Work in the American South by Christopher J. Driver Hardbarned! One Man’s Quest for Meaningful Work in the American South by Christopher J. Driver](../images/finalists/5a9ac47c828ad.jpg)
Hardbarned! One Man’s Quest for Meaningful Work in the American South
Author: Christopher J. Driver
![Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America by Katrina Shawver Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America by Katrina Shawver](../images/finalists/5a9abe86c8a82.jpg)
Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver
![I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S Sorensen I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S Sorensen](../images/finalists/5a9abf0547ee4.jpg)
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen
![Moving Beyond the Unspoken Grief: A doctor’s memoir of her own IVF journey as a patient by Dr. Sarah Lnyy Moving Beyond the Unspoken Grief: A doctor’s memoir of her own IVF journey as a patient by Dr. Sarah Lnyy](../images/finalists/5a9960044c4bb.jpg)
Moving Beyond the Unspoken Grief: A doctor’s memoir of her own IVF journey as a patient
Author: Dr. Sarah Lnyy
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.
![Breaking the Fourth Wall: An Uncertain Journey on Turkey's Lycian Way by Michelle Sevigny Breaking the Fourth Wall: An Uncertain Journey on Turkey's Lycian Way by Michelle Sevigny](../images/finalists/5b391c7471da3.jpg)
Red Ribbon
Breaking the Fourth Wall: An Uncertain Journey on Turkey's Lycian Way
Author: Michelle Sevigny
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A vampire with flat teeth
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What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
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Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
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Marco & Me
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The Campbell Sisters
3 sisters work towards very
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The Shadow Deception
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A Bloody Hot Summer
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The Long Road to Namai
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Portraits of a Pandemic
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Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
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Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
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THE GRAVITY OF LIES
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When Secrets Come to Light
A novel of love, mystery
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Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
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The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
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My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
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Moonshine Mesa
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You're Gone
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❜Twas the Day of Christmas
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A Novel about Life...and death
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Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
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SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
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Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
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Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
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Arctic Dinosaurs
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Pebbles and the Biggest Number
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Hanna’s Ascent
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The Stress Book
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A father's true story to his
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The Puppet Maker's Daughter
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