
Winners 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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:

Silver
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Illustrator:

Bronze
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Illustrator:
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How We Healed
A vivid family saga and an
unforgettable healing odyssey
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BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
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JOYFUL LIFE PRESS
Books and workbooks that
entertain, support and inspire
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THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
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Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon