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.
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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:
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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SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
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Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
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JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
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EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
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Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to WOW your life now!
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
The Faces She Sees
A thrilling mind-freak of a
mystery - Kirkus Review
by Elizabeth Scozzari
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
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“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
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THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
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DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Woster
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
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IF I COULD REMEMBER
A tender, unflinching memoir
on Alzheimer's caregiving
by Donna Costa
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
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Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service