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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I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
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A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
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Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Love in Another Time
Is love stronger than the
secret of two women?
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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How We Healed
A vivid family saga and an
unforgettable healing odyssey
Amazon
The Gift of Knowing You
Discover all of who you are &
the power of your story.
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
THE S.O.U.R.C.E.
Marine Animals, Kids
Miracle Escape, Powerful Messa
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
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Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
Amazon
Cutter Kauai Sea Adventures
A Special Ops patrol boat’s
Caribbean adventures.
Edward M. Hochsmann
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
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THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
books2read.com
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
Whispers of the Gone
A Realm and Elven Saga
for the curious adventurer.
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
The Putaway Monster
A delightful mystery to
solve as toys disappear.
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
SECRETS AND SPIES
A WW2 tale of love, friendship
and wartime conflict, 8-12 yrs
Amazon
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Love Snaggs
Join Snaggs on a fantastical
journey through time & space.
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
Be Happy to Be You, Diane Hull
Baby bird must find a way of
being happy with who he is
Amazon
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
Amazon
Memoir of Millennial Caregiver
A story of caregiving, loss,
and acceptance of the unknown.
Amazon
The Wolf's Tooth
A boy in a forest. Alone,
but for a wolf pack.
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
How We Healed
A vivid family saga and an
unforgettable healing odyssey
Amazon