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.
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:
Gold
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
UNTANGLING YOU
Take control of how u respond
to difficult relationships
www.kerryhowells.com/books
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
Sneaky Snobby by Jennifer Kvam
LOOK OUT! Making trouble is
Sneaky Snobby´s hobby!
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
The Nephilem
A Sun-soaked setting
with a difference.
www.exquil.com
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon