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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A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
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“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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If Roses Were Blue
A stolen dog, lady of
light, 3 rescues—Inspiring!
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
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It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley
The Day After His Crucifixion
At last the women speak,
deepening Yeshua's story.
Amazon
ONE FOOL'S GOLD
Is that nugget you seek gold,
or only fool's gold?
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The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
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Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
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The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
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SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
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