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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EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Traffic: A Ronnie Lake Mystery
PI entangled in a kidnapping
that leads to trafficking.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Running from Covid in our...
Paradoxical journey of losing
and finding freedom in an RV
Amazon
Hidden Heroes of our Community
A memoir that celebrates the
value of community nursing.
Amazon
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
Monologues for Kids & Tweens 2
"Clean, gender-neutral, family
-friendly scripts for youth."
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
PARIS BLUE by Julie Scolnik
A true fairy-tale memoir
with a dark underbelly
Amazon
Fit to Eat
Empower yourself to age
without chronic diseases.
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
DANCE STANCE
"Highly recommended! A truly
excellent book" Wishing Shelf
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Putney Hicks Inventor
Can Putney Hicks engineer
a way out of trouble?
Amazon
The Nephilem
A Sun-soaked setting
with a difference.
www.exquil.com
King of the Nine Hells
A possessed book of the Dark
Ages threatens the world.
Barnes & Noble
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Planet Asperger
Around the Syndrome
in 88 Questions
books2read.com
Meet the Snozzeralls
Fun & Educational
Kids Picture Book
Amazon
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
The Silence of Children
An accidental vigilante with
no superhero skills
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing