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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The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Fresh captivating look at the
Christmas Story told by Mary
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon