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.
Rainbow Grey by Laura Ellen Anderson
A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist. Ten-year-old Ray Grey lives in the magical Weatherlands,...
SkyWake Invasion by Jamie Russell
Big Book Award 2022 shortlister: An exciting and original debut sci-fi adventure trilogy for the gaming generation,...
Freddy vs School by Neill Cameron
A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist. Freddy is proud to be a robot boy...
Crowfall by Vashti Hardy
A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist. :A rip-roaring, island-hopping adventure – and unforgettable ecological...
How to Grow a Unicorn
Shortlisted for the Shropshire Bookfest Picture Book Award 2022 A rollicking, rhyming read-aloud treat from wordsmith extraordinaire,...
Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race
Shortlisted for the Shropshire Bookfest Picture Book Award 2022 A new picture book from Kim Hillyard highlighting...
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