Winners 2012
Below is a list of the 2012 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:
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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Woster
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Master of Music - Marla Himeda
Book 1 of a unique,
inspirational fantasy series!
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon