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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50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Adventure: 9- to 12-year-olds:
twists & suspense!
by P G H Hannaford
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
THE WELL
A cleverly plotted YA fantasy
packed full of suspense.
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
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ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
LIVING AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD Swap Wi-Fi for Wildlife
Shetland Adventure 9-12
WINTER, Book 1
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
The Monster Bones of...
A time travel mystery about
an ancient skeleton for kids.
by Linda Maria Frank
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
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The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Bentley's Fantabulous Idea
Embark on a whimsical colorful
journey filled with fun
MikiTaylor
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
AT WARBLE'S BAR
Pregnant Lucy searches for the
father...ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
Happisad Memories
Where magic meets grief.
A page-turning novel.
by M.P.B. Clairette