Finalists 2022
Below is a list of the 2022 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, 2023.
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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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Benny the Brave in The First Day Jitters
Author: Julie Anne Penn and Darren Penn
Illustrator: Sergio De Giorgi
The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Magic of Friendship,
Author: Charly Froh
Illustrator: Zuzana Svobodova
Novo, The Space Robot, How to Solve the Mystery of Crying
Author: Charly Froh
Illustrator: Zuzanna Svobodova
Super Kena - A Girl Made Fierce with Hearing Aids
Author: Becky Cymbaluk
Illustrator: Zuzana Svobodova
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 25/35 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.
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SECRETS AND SPIES
A WW2 tale of love, friendship
and wartime conflict, 8-12 yrs
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A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
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The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
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My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
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A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Cutter Kauai Sea Adventures
A Special Ops patrol boat’s
Caribbean adventures.
Edward M. Hochsmann
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
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Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
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LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
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The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
ZAPINETTE’S FRENCH HEROINES
Famous French women get a
second chance to do good!
Amazon
RED CHAIR PRESS
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HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
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JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
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Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
The Campbell Sisters
3 sisters work towards very
different goals in 1955 NYC
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
books2read
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
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PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
Seeking Shelter
Memoir of a Jewish Girlhood
in Wartime Britain
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
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Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
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THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
The Silence of Children
An accidental vigilante with
no superhero skills
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
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Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
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Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon