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.
Harklights by Tim Tilley
Big Book Award 2022 shortlister: Wick has always lived in the dark and dreadful Harklights Match Factory...
The Boy Who Met a Whale by Nizrana Farook
Big Book Award 2022 shortlister: From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade....
An Alien in the Jam Factory by Chrissie Sains
A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist. Scooter McLay’s cerebral palsy affects how quickly he...
Georgia and the Edge of the World by Robin Boyden
A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist. Georgia has grown up loving stories of adventure...
I Lost my Granny in the Supermarket by Jo Simmons
A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist. This is a new, hilarious adventure from the...
The Small Things by Lisa Thompson
Big Book Award 2022 shortlister: Anna’s anxious when she’s picked to befriend the new girl in her...
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