
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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Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman's Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in a 1926
male world of news reporting
Amazon
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
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MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
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The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon