Winners 2013
Below is a list of the 2013 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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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
SONG FOR MY FATHER
"A gripping drama...a FINALIST
and highly recommended." TWSA
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
journey of joy after loss
Amazon
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
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