Finalists 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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, 2018.
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:

My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent: How Chip Became C.H.I.P. and Foiled the Freaky Fuzzy Invasion
Author: Richard Clark

Blindsided by His Betrayal: Surviving the Shock of Your Husband’s Infidelity
Author: Dr. Caroline Madden

Hardbarned! One Man’s Quest for Meaningful Work in the American South
Author: Christopher J. Driver

Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver

I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen

Moving Beyond the Unspoken Grief: A doctor’s memoir of her own IVF journey as a patient
Author: Dr. Sarah Lnyy
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 30/40 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.

Red Ribbon
Breaking the Fourth Wall: An Uncertain Journey on Turkey's Lycian Way
Author: Michelle Sevigny
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Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
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
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
sceston.com
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Woster
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
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
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
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
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
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