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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ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
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Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
The Bardic Isles Series
A thought-provoking fantasy
where music is the magic!
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne
SIR BARKINGTON AND THE WORRY
WOOF - Helping little worriers
feel calmer every day
by Janine Marsh
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
KIRKYARD MOON
Two women, One body.
A historical fantasy novel.
by Rhys Shaw
Three Children's Stories
Child-approved SEL story
time plans & activities
by Adria Chalfin
The Jumperell
A mysterious Jumperell
and a clever frog
Amazon
The Madigan Chronicles
Witchy - Spellbinding - Addict
Urban Fantasy
by Marieke Lexmond
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford