Finalists 2015
Below is a list of the 2015 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, .
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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:
Free Yourself from Workplace Bullying: Become Bully-Proof and Regain Control of Your Life
Author: Aryanne Oade
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Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Discover how your lifestyle
and emotions affect your dog
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Adventure: 9- to 12-year-olds:
twists & suspense!
by P G H Hannaford
MOTHER TO ELEPHANTS
A heartwarming, inspiring kids
picture book biography
THE STORY OF DAPHNE SHELDRICK
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
Amazon
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Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
The One-Year Novelist
Takes You Step-By-Step From
Idea To Finished Draft
Amazon
ADAMS MORGAN FUGUE
a novel
A neighborhood love story
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
THE WELL
A cleverly plotted YA fantasy
packed full of suspense.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
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THE SIGIL MASTERS
Face-paced and engaging
Young Adult epic fantasy.
Amazon
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
The Day After His Crucifixion
Jesus' women followers
finally tell their stories
by Merikay McLeod
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
POLE TO POLE (Book 4)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel on climate change
The Adventures of Captain Polo
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
Amazon
Dance Along
A curious cat, a magical
mirror & a world of twirls
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
The Ghost of Neil Diamond
A tribute artist scales
the Great Wall of China.
by David Milnes
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
Magic & wonder collide
in this bold MG adventure
by Carla Kessler
Holy Hell
Diabolical Delights: Twisted
Tales of Faith and Fear
Memoir & creative non-fiction
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
The Coach Trip
A light- hearted,
mid-life, comedy romance.
by Morag Clarke
LITERARY ECHOES
Sharp analyses of the
world's great short stories
Amazon
The Madigan Chronicles
Witchy - Spellbinding - Addict
Urban Fantasy
by Marieke Lexmond
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
The Source of The Wind
A powerful & tender women's
fiction novel with soul
by Ella Capek
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
FIREWORKS
Anthology of quirky, cosy
fantasy and sci-fi tales
by Paul Olding
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon