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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RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
Law of Attraction Game Book
A playful 28-day guide
to joy, clarity, and ease!!
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
MERCY'S VIEW: BLACKOUT
Memoir - A runaway's reckless
re-entry into society
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
blogaboutl
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
MILLIE'S RAINBOW
Beautiful picture book.
Kindness and rainbows.
by Hilary Hawkes
From The Back of a Donkey
Fresh captivating look at the
Christmas Story told by Mary
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Gigglet Goes to School
Get your giggle on with
Gigglet. Perfect for 0 - 6 yrs
AMB Kids Books
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Adventure: 9- to 12-year-olds:
twists & suspense!
by P G H Hannaford
KEEPERS OF THE ROCK
THE DEBILIS RISING-YA Fantasy
Seize the rock. Rule the world
Amazon
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams