Finalists 2013
Below is a list of the 2013 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, 2014.
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:
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VINE LEAVES PRESS
Comfort in the Wings
An inspiring, heartfelt
journey of joy after loss
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales
Letters from the family
dog’s point of view, 5-9 yrs.
Amazon
Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
Amazon
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman's Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in a 1926
male world of news reporting
Amazon
A Going Home Surprise
Award winning book for a
child about owning a pet
Amazon
Billy the Badger is Sad!
Can two hedgehogs cheer
up their badger friend?
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
www.terimbrown.com
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Misty Black Media, LLC
Get your picture book designed
& formatted by a professional
www.mistyblackauthor.com
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Over Rainbow Bridge
An ABC Dog Adventure. For
children suffering loss of pet
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
PLAYING SOLDIER
An unflinching tale of
nourishing self-acceptance.
Amazon
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
Tatiana and the Russian Wolves
A Russian émigré reconciles
tragic family secrets
www.stephenevansjordan.com
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
DANCE STANCE
"Highly recommended! A truly
excellent book" Wishing Shelf
bookshop.org
UNTANGLING YOU
Take control of how u respond
to difficult relationships
www.kerryhowells.com/books
Hieroglyph
A fantastical mix of history &
fantasy. GOLD medal winner!
Amazon
THE S.O.U.R.C.E.
Marine Animals, Kids
Miracle Escape, Powerful Messa
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
Sneaky Snobby by Jennifer Kvam
LOOK OUT! Making trouble is
Sneaky Snobby´s hobby!
Amazon
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
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Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
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SECRETS AND SPIES
A WW2 tale of love, friendship
and wartime conflict, 8-12 yrs
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman's Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in a 1926
male world of news reporting
Amazon