Winners 2011
Below is a list of the 2011 WINNERS 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.
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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Gold
I Fought Them All, The life and ring battles of Prize-fighting legend Tom Sharkey
Author: Greg Lewis & Moira Sharkey
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Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
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THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Gigglet Goes to School
Get your giggle on with
Gigglet. Perfect for 0 - 6 yrs
AMB Kids Books
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon