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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Give Them Unquiet Dreams
Can he free his mother from
a psychiatric institute?
www.amazon.com
Horrifically Half-Baked Ham
Hilarious Zombies and Vampires
and Witches—Oh My!
www.reganwhmacaulay.com
How Much Big Is the Sky
A memoir of a mother's love
and unfathomable loss.
Amazon
The Illustrated Hen
'A FINALIST and highly
recommended.' TWSA
Amazon
BATTLE GROUND
Award-winning UK-based
dystopia. Time to be brave…
Amazon
Bad Bitches & Power Pitches
Use your inner bad-bitch
to achieve EVERYTHING!
www.amazon.com
The Strange Woman
Witch trials, feminism,
farming and wildflowers.
www.sheepshedpress.com
THE ILLUSTRATED HEN
'Imaginative, often surreal...
written with flamboyance.' WSA
www.amazon.com
Thriving After Sexual Abuse
Well-written and sensitive
guidebook for a wide audience
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The Power of Positivity:
The ABC's of a Pandemic
5 Star Rating on Amazon!
Amazon
MAYA LOOP - Middle Grade Novel
The brave girl from Baltimore
who saves the world!
Amazon
THE FLOATING UMBRELLA
There could be more
than meets the eye.
www.amazon.com
Let Me Tell You Something
Human relationships
hilariously explored
Amazon
Tupelo Honey
Gritty, superbly written. Full
of unforgettable characters.
www.amazon.com
REMARKABLE WOMEN IN VERSE
Rosa Parks, Helen Keller and
F Nightingale in rhyming verse
Amazon
I Wish You Happiness
"Highly recommended"
- Billy Bob Buttons (5 Stars)
www.piccopuppy.com
MURDER ON CAYE ISLE
'A cleverly plotted thriller,
lots of sexy romance' WSA
Amazon
Passionate Travellers
Around the World on 21
Incredible Journeys in History
www.amazon.co.uk
The Vulture Island, Book 1
Young boy faces an amazing
vulture and dangerous ventures
www.etsy.com
To Bury the Cloud
A journey where physical and
emotional roads intertwine
Amazon
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The White Hand
A Story of Forbidden Love,
Betrayal, and Murder.
www.amazon.com
Viking Voyager, Iceland Memoir
A lively memoir that captures
the heart and soul of Iceland
Amazon
DRAGON BROTHERS
Dragon-winged brothers right
the wrongs of their elders.
www.amazon.com
The Conscious Virus -
an Aedgar Wisdom novel.
Spirits shake Aboriginal doc.
Amazon
Kringleset Chronicles
A magical fantasy adventure,
think Christmas meets Narnia.
Amazon
Masquerade
Personal tragedy, hardship...
AND A LOVE OF JAZZ
Amazon
The Demonic Virtue
The tale of all tales.
The journey of Atopher.
Amazon
Broken Twigs
A fantasy story brimming
with chaos and danger!
Amazon