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.
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- 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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Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
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ANGELS
A YA LGBTQ+ emotional
rollercoaster.
'Perfect. 5 stars.'
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
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The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
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THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
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CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
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DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
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RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
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Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
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The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
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ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
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Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
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Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
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THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
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NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
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FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
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ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
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I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
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Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
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Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
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