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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S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
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TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
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Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
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Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
The Putaway Monster
A delightful mystery to
solve as toys disappear.
Amazon
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
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Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
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Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
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Titles in Dyslexic and
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Your Words Your Love
A dazzling explosion
of beauty for your soul.
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Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
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The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
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FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
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SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
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THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
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THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
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HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
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A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
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