
Winners 2020
Below is a list of the 2020 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
How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss
Author: Sherry Chapman

Bronze
Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet
Author: Pamela Logan

Bronze
Make Fitness A Priority: 30 tips to elevate your life through fitness, Chad Austin
Author: Chad Austin, Jesse Kepka
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Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
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The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
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Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
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A modern day Boxcar Children,
loved the world over
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Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
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RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
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THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
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+ dash of GOT
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Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
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Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
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The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
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My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
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Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
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The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
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Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
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THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
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UNTANGLING YOU
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to difficult relationships
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Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
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Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
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Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
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Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
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Moonshine Mesa
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LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
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