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, .
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:
Free Yourself from Workplace Bullying: Become Bully-Proof and Regain Control of Your Life
Author: Aryanne Oade
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Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
The Antunite Chronicles
An allegory for our time,
a thrillogy for all ages.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Gigglet Goes to School
Get your giggle on with
Gigglet. Perfect for 0 - 6 yrs
AMB Kids Books
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon