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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Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
THE GIFT OF BELONGING
A compelling tale of love,
war & finding your way
by Cheryl Burman
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
The Source of The Wind
A powerful & tender women's
fiction novel with soul
by Ella Capek
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
FIREWORKS
Anthology of quirky, cosy
fantasy and sci-fi tales
by Paul Olding
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
Amazon
Holy Hell
Diabolical Delights: Twisted
Tales of Faith and Fear
Memoir & creative non-fiction
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
KIRKYARD MOON
Two women, One body.
A historical fantasy novel.
by Rhys Shaw
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
TAILS
A magical story children will
love; and probably adults too.
by WJ Scott
ADAMS MORGAN FUGUE
a novel
A neighborhood love story
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon