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.
Jump straight to:
- 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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Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
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Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
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You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
Dislodged
“An LGBTQ+ thriller and a
tale for the working class…â€
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
www.jonathanvischer.com