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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Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
Love in Another Time
Is love stronger than the
secret of two women?
Amazon
The Nephilem
A Sun-soaked setting
with a difference.
www.exquil.com
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
www.jonathanvischer.com
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Danny Chaucer's Flying Saucer
An exciting sci-fi adventure
series for kids!
Amazon
The Secrets of Hawthorne House
An unlikely friendship, clash
of cultures, and hidden magic
Amazon
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
www.robinreardon.com
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
books2read
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk