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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Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
Amazon
MILLIE'S RAINBOW
Beautiful picture book.
Kindness and rainbows.
by Hilary Hawkes
101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to encourage & empower
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
THE SHADOW MAN
Spooky Clever Romantic
YA paranormal murder mystery
Amazon
The Coach Trip
A light- hearted,
mid-life, comedy romance.
by Morag Clarke
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon