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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ANGELS
A YA LGBTQ+ emotional
rollercoaster.
'Perfect. 5 stars.'
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
Bentley's Fantabulous Idea
Embark on a whimsical colorful
journey filled with fun
MikiTaylor
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
$1000 prize & publication.
Open internationally.
VINE LEAVES PRESS
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon