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.
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- 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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In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Tales Beyond Midnight
Dark, twisty and gripping.
You'll never stop at one.
by Kim Gravell
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
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LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
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The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
SONG FOR MY FATHER
"A gripping drama...a FINALIST
and highly recommended." TWSA
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
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A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
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The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com