
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.
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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
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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Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
Meet the Snozzeralls
Fun & Educational
Kids Picture Book
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
Stairwellbooks
DANCE STANCE
"Highly recommended! A truly
excellent book" Wishing Shelf
bookshop.org
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
CHILDREN OF HORSESHOE HIDEOUT
A modern day Boxcar Children,
loved the world over
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com