Finalists 2015
Below is a list of the 2015 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, .
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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:
Free Yourself from Workplace Bullying: Become Bully-Proof and Regain Control of Your Life
Author: Aryanne Oade
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DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Nick and the Golden Apple
Familiar, unexpected,
engaging from the beginning.
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Cavorting In Cheese
An absurd, adult, foodie-
-forward rhapsody in rhyme.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
Magic & wonder collide
in this bold MG adventure
by Carla Kessler
THE SIGIL MASTERS
Face-paced and engaging
Young Adult epic fantasy.
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
Holy Hell
Diabolical Delights: Twisted
Tales of Faith and Fear
Memoir & creative non-fiction
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCE (2022)
NOT pro-US Sci-Fi
weltweite, profond, prisbelönt
by X. Ho Yen
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
OUT OF TIME
Love at 78? Life has a
time limit. Love doesn't.
M. Jacqueline Murray
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
SUKIE – QUEEN OF CATS
A warm rescue-cat picture book
about finding family.
by Jan Falconer
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
THE NIGHT OWL SINGS AND...
Shifting heartbreaks and
delights of our aging years
Amazon
MERRYSHIELDS
A magical, action-packed
portal story for kids!
by Jen Jones
SNOTASAURUS REX!
A hilarious, sneezy
dinosaur adventure for kids!
by Stuart Reid
Three Children's Stories
Child-approved SEL story
time plans & activities
by Adria Chalfin
LIVING AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD Swap Wi-Fi for Wildlife
Shetland Adventure 9-12
WINTER, Book 1
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
The Cup of Christ Trilogy
Epic mystical thriller across
centuries! A must!!!
by Jack Holt
GIRARD'S JOURNEY
A SNAIL'S TALE
A heartwarming tale
of finding where you belong
Systems Thinking Cybersecurity
Simple rules to think
better about cybersecurity
by Michael Collins
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
The Coach Trip
A light- hearted,
mid-life, comedy romance.
by Morag Clarke
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
ADAMS MORGAN FUGUE
a novel
A neighborhood love story
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
Happisad Memories
Where magic meets grief.
A page-turning novel.
by M.P.B. Clairette
LITERARY ECHOES
Sharp analyses of the
world's great short stories
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
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Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
The Other Side of Nowhere
A fast-paced page turner
southern gothic horror
by Jack Holt
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
books2read