Recommended Reads
This is a list of books that have been highly recommended for or have featured on the Shropshire Bookfest Book Award shortlists since the project began in 2010. This list also lists books by authors who have been programmed onto the Schools’ Week programmes that have supported their creative writing workshops in primary schools across Shropshire.
‘Boy in a Dress’ by David Walliams (WINNER – Book Award 2010)
About the book: The sparkling debut children’s novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing...
‘The Beautiful Game: Hannah’s Secret’ by Narinder Dhami
About the book: Hi, I’m Hannah, and I’m the future captain of the England women’s football team!...
‘The Thornthwaite Inheritance’ by Gareth P Jones
About the book: Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite are 13 year old twins and have been trying to...
‘Wilma Tenderfoot and the Case of the Frozen Hearts’ by Emma Kennedy
About the book: A stolen jewel. Some frozen hearts. And a fish scale. Sounds like a case...
‘Wolven’ by Di Toft
About the book: Wolven is a fantasy firmly rooted in the mysterious present. A boy and his...
No Country by Patrice Aggs & Joe Brady
Winner of the Big Book Award 2022: Set in a future Britain where civil war rages and...
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