Winners 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Bronze
Olive the Worrying Wiener: A Short Tale about a Particularly Long Dog
Author: Ally Arena
Illustrator: Rafaela Sukiyama
Bronze
Sticky Icky Vicky: Courage over Fear
Author: Alysia Ssentamu, Michael Ssentamu
Illustrator: Noor Alshalabi
Bronze
Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World
Author: Brad Borkan and David Hirzel
Gold
The Girl Who Looked Beyond the Stars: Sheena Meyer
Author: L. B. Anne
Performed by: Alaura Howery
Silver
Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy
Author: Paula Berinstein
Performed by: Allan Corduner
Silver
My Memory Told Me a Secret
Author: Jeremy C. Bradley-Silverio Donato
Performed by: Matthew Lyon
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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
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Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
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$1000 prize & publication.
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VINE LEAVES PRESS
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
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A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
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Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
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DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon