Winners 2018
Below is a list of the 2018 WINNERS 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.
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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
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 Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
AT WARBLE'S BAR
Pregnant Lucy searches for the
father...ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Pelham
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
ONE FOOL'S GOLD
Is that nugget you seek gold,
or only fool's gold?
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon