
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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What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
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Love in Another Time
Is love stronger than the
secret of two women?
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
An Only Child's Diary
For girls facing the
challenge of growing up
Amazon
The Nephilem
A Sun-soaked setting
with a difference.
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THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
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+ dash of GOT
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
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about oceans
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Memoir of Millennial Caregiver
A story of caregiving, loss,
and acceptance of the unknown.
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
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The Putaway Monster
A delightful mystery to
solve as toys disappear.
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
Farseeker
A multi-award-winning
sci-fi fantasy adventure
Amazon
DEPARTURE
Humanity's test against an
adversary of their creation
Amazon
Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon
Somewhere in Yorkshire
A humorous, award-winning,
children’s adventure.
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon