Winners 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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
Herakles: Book 5- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth
Author: Dr. Simon Spence and Colm Lawton
Gold
Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver
Bronze
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen
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My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
When Secrets Come to Light
A novel of love, mystery
friendships, and murder
www.georgerhopkins.com
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
100% SUCCESS MINDSET
Achieve your goals and
improve personal development
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
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