Winners 2019
Below is a list of the 2019 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.
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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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Gold
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
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CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
Dislodged
“An LGBTQ+ thriller and a
tale for the working class…â€
Amazon
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales
Letters from the family
dog’s point of view, 5-9 yrs.
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon