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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Crooked Fences: A Novel
An honest story of change
and overcoming prejudice.
www.amazon.com
Passionate Travellers
Around the World on 21
Incredible Journeys in History
www.amazon.co.uk
Billy the Brave
Multi-award winning comics
powered by healthy eating.
Amazon
PETRIFIED PETE
Read along as Pete makes
an important discovery.
Amazon
The Tap-Dancing Pigeon
An inspiring adventure
for 3 to 8 year olds.
www.amazon.com
Masters of the Broken Watches
A time, myth, and
science adventure thriller.
Amazon
Raindrops: How Meditation...
Searching for spiritual
stability and mental health.
Mighty Mary
Incredible story of Mary,
the elephant hanged for murder
www.amazon.com
Everything All At Once
Teenage life (with a playlist)
Listen while you read.
www.amazon.co.uk
HomoAmerican – Secret Society
Unflinching portrait turbulent
times before & after Stonewall
www.amazon.com
PERHAPS YOU WERE BORN FOR JUST
SUCH A TIME AS THIS: For every
teen and all who know a teen
www.carolynhayes.net
Meet Nurse Sherlock
ICU nurse uses critical
thinking to solve crimes.
www.LochLonach.com
Abandoned: A Sacred Mission
The International Space
Station holds a secret
Amazon
Music of Clara Martinelli
Our world in peril. Can
a piece of music save it?
Amazon
Viking Voyager, Iceland Memoir
A lively memoir that captures
the heart and soul of Iceland
Amazon
The Power of Positivity:
The ABC's of a Pandemic
5 Star Rating on Amazon!
Amazon
UNLIKELY FRIENDS
Friendship can be found
in the most unusual places
www.amazon.com
Cats of the Pyramids
Two autistic kids. Great
adventure. ALIEN CAT PEOPLE!
Amazon
Ekleipsis
Ordinary people battling
perverse needs and desires
books2read.com
THE LOST VALOR OF LOVE
Escape to a world of kings,
gods, war, and forbidden love.
www.amazon.com
The Frog Who Was Blue
A charity book that is
helping children in Africa.
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
THE AWAN LAKE SERIES
CANADIAN COZY MYSTERIES
set in Canada’s Lake Country
www.peterkingsmill.ca
The Adventures of T J...
T J’s disability is no barrier
to a happy and fulfilling life
www.amandakehoebooks.com
Sometimes Lovin' is Hurtful
A love song on repressed
love. Straight-gay.
www.amazon.com
The Strange Woman
Witch trials, feminism,
farming and wildflowers.
www.sheepshedpress.com
Cosmic Playbook for Writers
Daily creative inspiration and
mindfulness tools for authors.
Amazon
A Faulty Eviction
Eccentric tenants band
together to fight an eviction.
Amazon
THE PINK DOOR
A sensitive caregiver's
roadmap for the last days
www.suziedaggett.com
Where Have We Come
Is love stronger than the
tragedy that haunts them?
Amazon