Winners 2015
Below is a list of the 2015 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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As the Daisies Bloom
A loving exploration of
generosity, peace and hope
Amazon
The Graceful Ghost
Page-turning antics with
ghosts in a ballet school!
Amazon
Trazer:Kids of Stolen Tomorrow
In a World of Despair,
HOPE
www.amazon.com
TRIVIA BOOKS
Educational and Entertaining.
In audio format! Bestseller!!!
www.raiseyourbrain.com
Grumpy & Lumpy Bears
A story in verse with
original antique photographs.
www.amazon.com
The Irish bog imp tales
Lock up your donkeys,
the bog imps are coming!
www.irishbogimptales.com
SOUTH KOREA
The Price of Efficiency
and Success,
Amazon
To Bury the Cloud
A journey where physical and
emotional roads intertwine
Amazon
Orc Road Trip
"Punching isn't the answer,"
said no orc ever.
www.amazon.com
CALEDONIA
Historical Novel, Scotland,
Adventure, Romance, Mystery
www.amazon.com
Ever Alice
Alice returns to Wonderland to
take out the Queen of Hearts.
Amazon
The Stalking Seagulls
Battle between boy & bird with
an outcome neither anticipates
MacLaren-Cochrane Publishing
On Traigh Lar Beach
13 items on a beach; 13
stories of how they got there
Amazon
HomoAmerican – Secret Society
Unflinching portrait turbulent
times before & after Stonewall
www.amazon.com
SECRETS AND SPIES
Life-affirming, Scottish,
WW2, Boys' adventure.
www.amazon.com
Abandoned: A Sacred Mission
The International Space
Station holds a secret
Amazon
The Illustrated Hen
'A FINALIST and highly
recommended.' TWSA
Amazon
WHERE ACORNS LANDED
For those who believe in
faeries, angels or ghosts
www.amazon.co.uk
Broken Twigs
A fantasy story brimming
with chaos and danger!
Amazon
PERHAPS YOU WERE BORN FOR JUST
SUCH A TIME AS THIS: For every
teen and all who know a teen
www.carolynhayes.net
To Bury the Cloud
A journey where physical and
emotional roads intertwine
Amazon
BATTLE GROUND
Award-winning UK-based
dystopia. Time to be brave…
Amazon
Limerick Comics
Lighthearted, original with
lots of exciting facts!
www.limerickcomics.com
PETRIFIED PETE
Read along as Pete makes
an important discovery.
Amazon
THE AWAN LAKE SERIES
CANADIAN COZY MYSTERIES
set in Canada’s Lake Country
www.peterkingsmill.ca
Everything All At Once
Teenage life (with a playlist)
Listen while you read.
www.amazon.co.uk
Lucky by RH Webster
Mystery and romance await
Lucky on a flight to Earth.
Amazon
Cosmic Playbook for Writers
Daily creative inspiration and
mindfulness tools for authors.
Amazon
Life in the Grand Pause
Child music prodigy is whisked
away into a new life.
www.amazon.com