Finalists 2018
Below is a list of the 2018 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, 2019.
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:
Golden Sparkles: An Introduction to Mindfulness
Author: Catarina R Peterson
Illustrator: Mateya Arkova
Responsive Dementia Care: Fewer Behaviors Fewer Drugs
Author: Helen Buell Whitworth, James A Whitworth
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
STUFF, The Fortunes, Foibles, and Fiascos of Those Who Sought to Understand Matter
Author: George Graybill
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REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
A Novel about Life...and death
Will a mom's superhuman
efforts save her family?
Amazon/Apple
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
mollyarbuthnott
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Somewhere in Yorkshire
A humorous, award-winning,
children’s adventure.
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
of an unlikely friendship
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman’s Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in the
1926 male world of news
Amazon
Meet the Snozzeralls
Fun & Educational
Kids Picture Book
Amazon
Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Planet Asperger
Around the Syndrome
in 88 Questions
books2read.com
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
books2read.com
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
blogaboutl
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
UNTANGLING YOU
Take control of how u respond
to difficult relationships
www.kerryhowells.com/books
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon