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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REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
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!
www.eddavisbooks.com
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press