
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 Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
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A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
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SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
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MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
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THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
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Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
of an unlikely friendship
Amazon
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
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Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
Amazon
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
for the age. GET A COPY AT:
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
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INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon