
Finalists 2019
Below is a list of the 2019 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, 2020.
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:

Counting on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana

Wildlife on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana

Dash and Victoria Find True Love: Pet and Historical Figures Book 2
Author: Vicki Tashman
Illustrator: Wendy All

Undertakers, Harlots, and Other Odd Bodies: A Novel Inspired by Real Events and Smothered in Blarney
Author: Mege Gardner

Abundant Kids Rock! Creating An Awesome Life Using Positive Thinking
Author: Traci L Clayton PhD, Nathan Clayton, Justin Clayton

Feasible Living - Dealing with Ecological Anxiety While Adapting to Our Changing World
Author: Ken Kroes

Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang

ParentShift: Ten Universal Truths That Will Change the Way You Raise Your Kids
Author: Wendy Thomas Russell
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
Social Media For A New Age: A Digital Self-Care Guide: Book 2: The next phase: 2020 and beyond
Author: Katie Brockhurst
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Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
marthagayle
The Secrets of Hawthorne House
An unlikely friendship, clash
of cultures, and hidden magic
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
The Gift of Knowing You
Discover all of who you are &
the power of your story.
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
blogaboutl
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Fit to Eat
Empower yourself to age
without chronic diseases.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
books2read
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
www.jonathanvischer.com
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Woster