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.
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- 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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Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
NUDGES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Must-read for those who grieve
or curious about the afterlife
Amazon
2024... Your Year of More
is a meaningful self-help
book for wise readers.
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
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THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon