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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Adventure begins with
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B.A. Bellec
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Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
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A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
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CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
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Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
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+ dash of GOT
Amazon
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
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Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
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MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
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BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon