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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THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
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Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
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the cat witches here:
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
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FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
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Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
THE REPROBATES
Do you remember suffering
from a death of the soul?
www.benjamingrose.co.uk
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
JOYFUL LIFE PRESS
Books and workbooks that
entertain, support and inspire
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Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
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The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
journey of joy after loss
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
The Secrets of Hawthorne House
An unlikely friendship, clash
of cultures, and hidden magic
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
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Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
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Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
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MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon