
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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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
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Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
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A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
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A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
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Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
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Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
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Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
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Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
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Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
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THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
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Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
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"Love, fighting, mystery and
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Memoir of Millennial Caregiver
A story of caregiving, loss,
and acceptance of the unknown.
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No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
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❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
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Paranormal Women's Fiction -
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THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
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Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
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I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
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I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
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improve personal development
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Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
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SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
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Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
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Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
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The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
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A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
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FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
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RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Fit to Eat
Empower yourself to age
without chronic diseases.
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
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What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Discovery of Elizabeth Sawyer
The ‘Witch of Edmonton’
overturns Jacobean London
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NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
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THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
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