Winners 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 WINNERS 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.
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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Bronze
Olive the Worrying Wiener: A Short Tale about a Particularly Long Dog
Author: Ally Arena
Illustrator: Rafaela Sukiyama
Bronze
Sticky Icky Vicky: Courage over Fear
Author: Alysia Ssentamu, Michael Ssentamu
Illustrator: Noor Alshalabi
Bronze
Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World
Author: Brad Borkan and David Hirzel
Gold
The Girl Who Looked Beyond the Stars: Sheena Meyer
Author: L. B. Anne
Performed by: Alaura Howery
Silver
Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy
Author: Paula Berinstein
Performed by: Allan Corduner
Silver
My Memory Told Me a Secret
Author: Jeremy C. Bradley-Silverio Donato
Performed by: Matthew Lyon
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Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
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Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
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The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
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RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
www.robinreardon.com
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Isobel Kent: Editor
Are you ready to take
your book to school?
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FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
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False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
Soulful Holidays
A story celebrating the joys
of Christmas and Kwanzaa
Amazon
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
www.terimbrown.com
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
Over Rainbow Bridge
An ABC Dog Adventure. For
children suffering loss of pet
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon