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.
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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)
- 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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A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
In the Shadows of Castles
A story of love, hope and
survival in a time of war.
Amazon
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The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
Soulful Holidays
A story celebrating the joys
of Christmas and Kwanzaa
Amazon
Monologues for Teens II
Clean, family-friendly new
scenes for teen actors.
Amazon
Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
SECRETS AND SPIES
A WW2 tale of love, friendship
and wartime conflict, 8-12 yrs
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
How We Healed
A vivid family saga and an
unforgettable healing odyssey
Amazon
CHILDREN OF HORSESHOE HIDEOUT
A modern day Boxcar Children,
loved the world over
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
The Campbell Sisters
3 sisters work towards very
different goals in 1955 NYC
Amazon
Planet Asperger
Around the Syndrome
in 88 Questions
books2read.com
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
books2read
Kingdom of Trung Trung Karmo
A fast-paced adventure
for middle graders
Amazon
Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
of an unlikely friendship
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
books2read.com
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
for the age. GET A COPY AT:
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For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
www.robinreardon.com
Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
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FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
YouTube
Love in Another Time
Is love stronger than the
secret of two women?
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
Amazon
The Secrets of Hawthorne House
An unlikely friendship, clash
of cultures, and hidden magic
Amazon