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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OUT OF TIME
Love at 78? Life has a
time limit. Love doesn't.
M. Jacqueline Murray
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
LIVING AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD Swap Wi-Fi for Wildlife
Shetland Adventure 9-12
WINTER, Book 1
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Your Words Your Love
A dazzling explosion
of beauty for your soul.
books2read
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon