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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TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
The Bardic Isles Series
A thought-provoking fantasy
where music is the magic!
Amazon
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
The Day After His Crucifixion
At last the women speak,
deepening Yeshua's story.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
THE GIFT OF BELONGING
A compelling tale of love,
war & finding your way
by Cheryl Burman
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
THE SANDS OF DEE
A moving WW2 evacuee
adventure for Middle Grade.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
DISCOVER YOUR NEXT INDIE
OBSESSION - Find & follow
indie books you'll love.
INDIEGUANA
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Happisad Memories
Where magic meets grief.
A page-turning novel.
by M.P.B. Clairette
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
MY SHADOW
A storybook for children
of parents with epilepsy
lulu.com
From B to A:Britain to Albania
Funny road trip memoir–
with 4 dogs & 1 big truck!
by Jacqueline Lambert
OUT OF TIME
Love at 78? Life has a
time limit. Love doesn't.
M. Jacqueline Murray
A Lion's Head
Myth brought to life.
A fantasy novel for YA.
by D.M. De Alwis
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Pause... and Effect
A sun-kissed journey through
menopause and beyond.
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
A QUEST FOR HIDDEN THINGS
A cozy, coming-of-age
fantasy adventure
by Karen Eisenbrey
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
IF I COULD REMEMBER
A tender, unflinching memoir
on Alzheimer's caregiving
by Donna Costa
RED CHAIR PRESS
Titles in Dyslexic and
/or Large Print editions
ReadHowYouWant
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
FIREWORKS
Anthology of quirky, cosy
fantasy and sci-fi tales
by Paul Olding
WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon