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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Fraud at Snowfields
Join Will at the White
Christmas Organisation!
www.amazon.co.uk
The Opium Lord's Daughter
First Opium War told through
Chinese and English views
robertwangauthor.com
Signs in the Dark
1 deaf teen captive,1 innocent
suspect. Suspense & romance.
Amazon
COLONY
A mist-shrouded island with
an ancient terror at its heart
www.benjamin-cross.com
Ford the Tooting Truck Truck
Empowering book about
changing your perspective.
Amazon
The Melody of Three
1815. And the fate of worlds
is in Rein's hands.
www.amazon.com
THE RAMBEE BOO SERIES
Collect all the Rambee Boo
adventures! For 2 - 7 yr olds.
www.wamanbooks.com
Masters of the Broken Watches
A time, myth, and
science adventure thriller.
Amazon
Abandoned: A Sacred Mission
The International Space
Station holds a secret
Amazon
The Poison Keeper
The story of Giulia Tofana,
Renaissance poisoner.
Amazon
May’s Boys
Peace will take her boy
if their plan fails
Amazon
THE AWAN LAKE SERIES
CANADIAN COZY MYSTERIES
set in Canada’s Lake Country
www.peterkingsmill.ca
MISFORTUNE ANNIE
An 1880s cowgirl tougher
than Calamity Jane!
www.amazon.co.uk
On Traigh Lar Beach
13 items on a beach; 13
stories of how they got there
Amazon
FARSEEKER
Enlightened. Enslaved. Erased.
A Sci-Fi, Fantasy epic!
Amazon
Blood Orphan
A cat and mouse game, seeking
revenge to reconcile the past.
Amazon
Viking Voyager, Iceland Memoir
A lively memoir that captures
the heart and soul of Iceland
Amazon
The Power of Positivity:
The ABC's of a Pandemic
5 Star Rating on Amazon!
Amazon
To Bury the Cloud
A journey where physical and
emotional roads intertwine
Amazon
PARANORMAL THRILLER
Supernatural powers, ghosts,
& a kickass female heroine
www.amazon.com
DRAGON BROTHERS
Dragon-winged brothers right
the wrongs of their elders.
www.amazon.com
Bad Bitches & Power Pitches
Use your inner bad-bitch
to achieve EVERYTHING!
www.amazon.com
THE BELLYBUTTON QUESTION
Do dinosaurs have
bellybuttons? For ages 2-5
www.damonartsnola.com
Trazer:Kids of Stolen Tomorrow
In a World of Despair,
HOPE
www.amazon.com
The Wandering Investor
Personal adventures, business
outlooks and observations
Bookbaby
PARANORMAL THRILLER
Supernatural powers, ghosts,
& a kickass female heroine
www.amazon.com
COUNTDOWN AMERICA
A fast-paced cyber
espionage thriller
Amazon
Veilfall
A sword and sorcery
love story!
Amazon
Masquerade
Personal tragedy, hardship...
AND A LOVE OF JAZZ
Amazon