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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Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Tuskie’s Travels
Tuskie teaches his crew to
dissolve upsets in 30 seconds!
www.thekidcode.ca
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
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THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com