Finalists 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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, 2017.
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)
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Spring Tales (Volume 3)
Author: C F Crawford
Illustrator: L H Crawford
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 30/40 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.
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The Wolf's Tooth
A boy in a forest. Alone,
but for a wolf pack.
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
Monologues for Teens II
Clean, family-friendly new
scenes for teen actors.
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
SICK SEA an environmental gem
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Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales
Letters from the family
dog’s point of view, 5-9 yrs.
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
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RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
Meet the Snozzeralls
Fun & Educational
Kids Picture Book
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
Misty Black Media, LLC
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Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
Farseeker
A multi-award-winning
sci-fi fantasy adventure
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
In the Shadows of Castles
A story of love, hope and
survival in a time of war.
Amazon
Seeking Shelter
Memoir of a Jewish Girlhood
in Wartime Britain
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
Memoir of Millennial Caregiver
A story of caregiving, loss,
and acceptance of the unknown.
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Cutter Kauai Sea Adventures
A Special Ops patrol boat’s
Caribbean adventures.
Edward M. Hochsmann
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
The Chambers of My Heart -
Venice, Paris and New York
by Albert Russo
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
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Quality partnership publisher
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The Wolf's Tooth
A boy in a forest. Alone,
but for a wolf pack.
Amazon