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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MY SHADOW
A storybook for children
of parents with epilepsy
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RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
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ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
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A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com