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:
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A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
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Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
books2read
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
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 Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
MERCY'S VIEW: BLACKOUT
Memoir - A runaway's reckless
re-entry into society
Amazon
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon