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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LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
books2read.com
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
www.terimbrown.com
Meet the Snozzeralls
Fun & Educational
Kids Picture Book
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
THE REPROBATES
Do you remember suffering
from a death of the soul?
www.benjamingrose.co.uk
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
YouTube
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett