Finalists 2013
Below is a list of the 2013 FINALISTS 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.
The WINNERS will be announced on April 1st, 2014.
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)
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
books2read.com
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Farseeker
A multi-award-winning
sci-fi fantasy adventure
Amazon
Isobel Kent: Editor
Are you ready to take
your book to school?
IsobelKentProofreader.co.uk
Planet Asperger
Around the Syndrome
in 88 Questions
books2read.com
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
for the age. GET A COPY AT:
theprolificword.com
Love Snaggs
Join Snaggs on a fantastical
journey through time & space.
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
The Silence of Children
An accidental vigilante with
no superhero skills
Amazon
Danny Chaucer's Flying Saucer
An exciting sci-fi adventure
series for kids!
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Fit to Eat
Empower yourself to age
without chronic diseases.
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
Amazon
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales
Letters from the family
dog’s point of view, 5-9 yrs.
Amazon
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
Putney Hicks Inventor
Can Putney Hicks engineer
a way out of trouble?
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
Be Happy to Be You, Diane Hull
Baby bird must find a way of
being happy with who he is
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
journey of joy after loss
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman’s Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in the
1926 male world of news
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon