Finalists 2015
Below is a list of the 2015 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, .
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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:
Free Yourself from Workplace Bullying: Become Bully-Proof and Regain Control of Your Life
Author: Aryanne Oade
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Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
$1000 prize & publication.
Open internationally.
VINE LEAVES PRESS
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
for the age. GET A COPY AT:
theprolificword.com
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon