
Winners 2022
Below is a list of the 2022 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
Benny the Brave in The First Day Jitters
Author: Julie Anne Penn and Darren Penn
Illustrator: Sergio De Giorgi
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Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
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Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon