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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Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
Girl & the Lock on Her Heart
An empowering book to
ignite everyone’s self love.
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
Hieroglyph
A fantastical mix of history &
fantasy. GOLD medal winner!
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon