Finalists 2018
Below is a list of the 2018 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, 2019.
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:
Golden Sparkles: An Introduction to Mindfulness
Author: Catarina R Peterson
Illustrator: Mateya Arkova
Responsive Dementia Care: Fewer Behaviors Fewer Drugs
Author: Helen Buell Whitworth, James A Whitworth
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 30/40 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.
Red Ribbon
STUFF, The Fortunes, Foibles, and Fiascos of Those Who Sought to Understand Matter
Author: George Graybill
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THE BELIEF IN Angels
Two wounded souls find
courage, strength & resilience
www.books2read.com
HOP STOP & GO
Travel anecdotes with humor,
wit and cultural insight
www.utpalkdutta.com
Zuma the Dog
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The Staten Island Butcher
A priest & an alcoholic
team up to catch a killer!
www.amazon.com
JUST FINISH!
“Inspirational, motivational
& captivating” New Runner
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Hero, a Hag, and Foggle-nogger
The Race for Croggerpooey
Humorous middle grade fantasy
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Pull A Funny Face
Promoting inclusion however
'different' someone seems.
www.amazon.co.uk
A BIOGRAPHY OF STORY
The power of stories, a global
history of storytelling
www.bookdepository.com
THE AWAN LAKE SERIES
CANADIAN COZY MYSTERIES
set in Canada’s Lake Country
www.peterkingsmill.ca
The Babbling Brook
FREE D/LOAD - Delightful
Heartfelt, Intelligent
www.amazon.com
Unholy Retribution
Someone's decapitating
Muslims to frame a priest
www.georgerhopkins.com
The Staten Island Butcher
Priest tries to rescue
student from serial killer
www.georgerhopkins.com
Killer in the Retroscape
A superbly-constructed future
world – WSA Review
Amazon
THE PINK DOOR
A sensitive caregiver's
roadmap for the last days
www.suziedaggett.com
HEIR OF RA
An award-winning adventure
through history and time!
www.amazon.com
CATNIP
Cats, catastrophes and murder!
A cosy mystery with claws.
www.amazon.co.uk
Inconvenient Memories
An intimate account of a
modern Chinese social tragedy
www.amazon.com
Zuma the Dog
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www.zumathedog.com
Penitentiary Tales: Love Story
Privileged young white man
sent to harrowing State Prison
www.amazon.com
International Crime Series
One girl one object -
take on the criminal cartels
www.keithhoare.com
Letters from the Dead
Killer seeks revenge
for his daughter's suicide
www.georgerhopkins.com
I AM ME
Sensitive picture book 3-7,
profit spent on child refugees
www.suehamptonauthor.co.uk
PARANORMAL THRILLER
Supernatural powers, ghosts,
& a kickass female heroine
www.amazon.com
Dave Explores the Outdoors
Educational book, written in
a fun, rhyming style.
www.amazon.co.uk
MATILDA SEER
Where your name is,
there lies your power
www.amazon.com
THE LEARNING PROJECT
Become fully human.
Welcome your rites of passage.
www.mindstrengthbalance.com
Meet Nurse Sherlock
ICU nurse uses critical
thinking to solve crimes.
www.LochLonach.com
DRAGON BROTHERS
Dragon-winged brothers right
the wrongs of their elders.
www.amazon.com
Kindness, Kale & Kettlebells
A journey to self-awareness
Amazon bestseller Bio Soc Act
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The Phantom of Faerie Mountain
An enchanting tale of
myth, magic, & friendship.
Amazon
Where I Belong
When the past is forgotten,
the future can change
www.amazon.co.uk
Cuckoo Clock New York
Kindertransport-What happened
to the children in WW2?
www.amazon.com
Chermpf by W. S. Russell lll
An exciting adventure with
Gracie and the Cats of Nova!
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Life in the Grand Pause
Child music prodigy is whisked
away into a new life.
www.amazon.com
Loads and Loads of Silly Poems
Meet Sir Want A Lot and others
from the imagination series.
www.amazon.co.uk
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
Bon voyage - take the journey,
explore those self-discoveries
www.amazon.com
WHERE ACORNS LANDED
For those who believe in
faeries, angels or ghosts
www.amazon.co.uk
Addicted To Hate
Parent abuse can take on
many different forms...
www.amazon.com
The Labyrinthine Journey
A mysterious message.
A mission from the gods.
www.amazon.com
REGAINING LIFE'S WINDING TRAIL
The unusual life of
a scientist and poet
www.austinmacauley.com
Were You Born for Such a Time?
A "must read" for every teen
and all who know a teen!
www.carolynhayes.net
REGAINING LIFE’S WINDING TRAIL
The unusual life of
a scientist and poet
www.austinmacauley.com
Anya and her Wings
'Enchanting! A FINALIST
and highly recommended' TheWSA
www.amazon.co.uk
RANGER NADER
A boy & a magic axe fight a
demigod to save the world.
Amazon
SECRETS AND SPIES
Life-affirming, Scottish,
WW2, Boys' adventure.
www.amazon.com
Slimmer by Wendy Jayne
'This time she's determined
to lasso his heart.'
www.amazon.com
TWS loved Cooperative Lives
Written with a gold-tipped pen
A literary work of art.
www.twoskates.com
THE REINDEER CAPER
A missing reindeer, a
murdered elf and Santa in jail
www.amazon.co.uk
MISFORTUNE ANNIE
An 1880s cowgirl tougher
than Calamity Jane!
www.amazon.co.uk
Lucky by RH Webster
Mystery and romance await
Lucky on a flight to Earth.
Amazon
METAL BONES
Star Wars meets Boondocks
Saints in Metal Bones.
www.amazon.com
Blood and Water
Not every dragon
is born equal
www.amazon.co.uk
MY COMMUNITY
Celebrate diversity -
Come meet our community!
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A Bloody Hot Summer
Murders uncover shocking
secrets of aristocratic family
www.trevordsilva.com
Slimmer by Wendy Jayne
'This time she's determined
to lasso his heart.'
www.amazon.com
COUNTERACT
A must-read YA thriller series
about a totalitarian America.
www.amazon.com
TWS loved Cooperative Lives
Written with a gold-tipped pen
A literary work of art.
www.twoskates.com
The Phantom of Faerie Mountain
An enchanting tale of
myth, magic, & friendship.
Amazon
HEIR OF RA
An award-winning adventure
through history and time!
www.amazon.com