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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The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
ANGELS
A YA LGBTQ+ emotional
rollercoaster.
'Perfect. 5 stars.'
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
for the age. GET A COPY AT:
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CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon