Finalists 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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, 2018.
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:

My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent: How Chip Became C.H.I.P. and Foiled the Freaky Fuzzy Invasion
Author: Richard Clark

Blindsided by His Betrayal: Surviving the Shock of Your Husband’s Infidelity
Author: Dr. Caroline Madden

Hardbarned! One Man’s Quest for Meaningful Work in the American South
Author: Christopher J. Driver

Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver

I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen

Moving Beyond the Unspoken Grief: A doctor’s memoir of her own IVF journey as a patient
Author: Dr. Sarah Lnyy
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.

Red Ribbon
Breaking the Fourth Wall: An Uncertain Journey on Turkey's Lycian Way
Author: Michelle Sevigny
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Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
WHERE DO BEARS SLEEP?
Bedtime for Animals & Children
Illustrated Songbook
by Chris Meade
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Holy Hell
Diabolical Delights: Twisted
Tales of Faith and Fear
Memoir & creative non-fiction
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
CAME A GENTLE WHISPER
A bittersweet, richly
layered historical romance.
by Rebecca A. Cathey
TAILS
A magical story children will
love; and probably adults too.
by WJ Scott
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
IF I COULD REMEMBER
A tender, unflinching memoir
on Alzheimer's caregiving
by Donna Costa
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
The story of the last woman
to escape the Tower of London
by Alan Reynolds
Tales Beyond Midnight
Dark, twisty and gripping.
You'll never stop at one.
by Kim Gravell
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
The Monster Bones of...
A time travel mystery about
an ancient skeleton for kids.
by Linda Maria Frank
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
MOTHER TO ELEPHANTS
A heartwarming, inspiring kids
picture book biography
THE STORY OF DAPHNE SHELDRICK
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
marthagayle
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
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OBSESSION - Find & follow
indie books you'll love.
INDIEGUANA
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
POLO IN BRAZIL (BOOK 5)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel exploring climate action
The Adventures of Captain Polo
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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