Winners 2014
Below is a list of the 2014 WINNERS 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.
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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
TWO LEFT WINGS - Safety Averse
4 kids - heart-warming / funny
friendship and self-growth
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon