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:
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Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
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Memoir - A runaway's reckless
re-entry into society
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The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
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MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon