Finalists 2014
Below is a list of the 2014 FINALISTS 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.
The WINNERS will be announced on April 1st, 2015.
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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)
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
Dislodged
“An LGBTQ+ thriller and a
tale for the working class…â€
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
ZAPINETTE’S FRENCH HEROINES
Famous French women get a
second chance to do good!
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman’s Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in the
1926 male world of news
Amazon
The Wolf's Tooth
A boy in a forest. Alone,
but for a wolf pack.
Amazon
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Achieve your goals and
improve personal development
Amazon
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
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Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
$1000 prize & publication.
Open internationally.
VINE LEAVES PRESS
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales
Letters from the family
dog’s point of view, 5-9 yrs.
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Whispers of the Gone
A Realm and Elven Saga
for the curious adventurer.
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
WIND
Page-flipping eco-fantasy.
A contemporary Wizard of Oz
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
DANCE STANCE
"Highly recommended! A truly
excellent book" Wishing Shelf
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Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
www.robinreardon.com
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
marthagayle
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
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PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
In the Shadows of Castles
A story of love, hope and
survival in a time of war.
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
THE REPROBATES
Do you remember suffering
from a death of the soul?
www.benjamingrose.co.uk
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
for the age. GET A COPY AT:
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Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
The S.O.U.R.C.E.
6Awards-FABLE-8-12/
Sea Animals/Kids/Pollution
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
www.robinreardon.com
The S.O.U.R.C.E.
6Awards-FABLE-8-12/
Sea Animals/Kids/Pollution
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon