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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The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
The Day After His Crucifixion
At last the women speak,
deepening Yeshua's story.
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
books2read
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
mollyarbuthnott
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon