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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Compressed fiction
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Matter Press
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
Over Rainbow Bridge
An ABC Dog Adventure. For
children suffering loss of pet
Amazon
Billy the Badger is Sad!
Can two hedgehogs cheer
up their badger friend?
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
Soulful Holidays
A story celebrating the joys
of Christmas and Kwanzaa
Amazon
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Monologues for Teens II
Clean, family-friendly new
scenes for teen actors.
Amazon
CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
$1000 prize & publication.
Open internationally.
VINE LEAVES PRESS
Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
of an unlikely friendship
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon