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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BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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A QUEST FOR HIDDEN THINGS
A cozy, coming-of-age
fantasy adventure
by Karen Eisenbrey
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
ONE FOOL'S GOLD
Is that nugget you seek gold,
or only fool's gold?
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon