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.
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TWS loved Cooperative Lives
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HENRY (A Gold Medal Winner)
Incredible true story of WWII
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Slimmer by Wendy Jayne
'This time she's determined
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Word of the Week: Volume one
A wry examination of the
words we think we know.
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Pull A Funny Face
Promoting inclusion however
'different' someone seems.
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Meet Nurse Sherlock
ICU nurse uses critical
thinking to solve crimes.
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The Conquistador's Horse
One boy, one horse,
one destiny.
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REGAINING LIFE’S WINDING TRAIL
The unusual life of
a scientist and poet
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HOLLY's HURRICANE
A fantastical ode to New
York City’s past and future.
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TAILS, Finalist 9-12 yrs
'A magical story that
children will love.'
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THE LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK
ITS NAME - exhaustive approach
to queer issues is commendable
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Billy Blacksmith: Demonslayer
Teenagers vs demonic,
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Ship Rats
Set sail for thrills & danger!
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Dinner on the Doorstep
A beautiful story of hope
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Discussion of a Decent Dream
When darkness crept
into the Yorkshire Dales.
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MATILDA SEER
Where your name is,
there lies your power
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The Babbling Brook
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RED ROSES
Richard III for a 21st
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HEIR OF RA
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Curses of Scale
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PARANORMAL THRILLER
Supernatural powers, ghosts,
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Life in the Grand Pause
Child music prodigy is whisked
away into a new life.
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Sons of the Sphinx
If they fail, she could die
over 3300 years from home.
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Deliverance Mary Fields
True American saga. Grit
pioneers freedom. Oprah Pick
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Inconvenient Memories
An intimate account of a
modern Chinese social tragedy
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TRUTH AND REVENGE
Secrecy and revenge...
and a shameful family secret
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Sometimes Lovin' is Hurtful
A love song on repressed
love. Straight-gay.
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Twelve: A Date with Obsession
A gripping psychological
thriller from Alan Reynolds
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The Moon Pigeon
NASA report on 'MOON PIGEONS'
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The Staten Island Butcher
A priest & an alcoholic
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WONDERFUL HAIR
Bumpa and the Piggies dancing
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THE LOST VALOR OF LOVE
Escape to a world of kings,
gods, war, and forbidden love.
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THE REINDEER CAPER
A missing reindeer, a
murdered elf and Santa in jail
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THE PELICAN
'Emotional, sensitive and
deeply moving' Amazon
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DIAMONDS AT DAWN
A thrilling sequel full of
mystery and romance.
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Trazer:Kids of Stolen Tomorrow
Is Dara the Savior of a
World Built to Break Her?
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Killer in the Retroscape
A superbly-constructed future
world – WSA Review
Amazon
PROFESSOR PARRO...
Good & bad choices result
in mystery & adventure.
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Dragon's Future
Family, friends, dragons!
A fight for their future
www.amazon.co.uk
DIARY OF A SNOOPY CAT
From the award-winning author
R F KRISTI
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Djabali’s Journey
A kid’s storybook about
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The Moon Pigeon
It's one small hop
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THE NAMESAKE: Truth is Freedom
When faith turns to violence,
two women are changed forever
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THE DISAPPEARING DIRECTOR
A mystery with intrigue,
romance, and ghostly aura
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TWS loved Cooperative Lives
Written with a gold-tipped pen
A literary work of art.
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GUIAMO, Book 1
Epic B.C. story combining
history, myth and gods.
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LOST IN THE QUAGMIRE
A Merlin mystery. 'Fascinating
and eminently readable novel'
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