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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Tales Beyond Midnight
Dark, twisty and gripping.
You'll never stop at one.
by Kim Gravell
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
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SIN EATER
A unique, funny, and
emotional novel for YA
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
Dance Along
A curious cat, a magical
mirror & a world of twirls
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
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BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
The Coach Trip
A light- hearted,
mid-life, comedy romance.
by Morag Clarke
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
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The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
The Other Side of Nowhere
A fast-paced page turner
southern gothic horror
by Jack Holt
LIVING AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD Swap Wi-Fi for Wildlife
Shetland Adventure 9-12
WINTER, Book 1
ONE FOOL'S GOLD
Is that nugget you seek gold,
or only fool's gold?
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
SO YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR
Race the clock to save
a life in the ER tonight
by Linda Soules
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon