Finalists 2014
Below is a list of the 2014 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, 2015.
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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Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIBLE THINGS
A NOVEL. Award-winning story
of social justice & friendship
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
$1000 prize & publication.
Open internationally.
VINE LEAVES PRESS
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
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The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
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WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
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