Finalists 2018
Below is a list of the 2018 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, 2019.
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Category 1: Pre-school picture books
Golden Sparkles: An Introduction to Mindfulness
Author: Catarina R Peterson
Illustrator: Mateya Arkova
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)
Responsive Dementia Care: Fewer Behaviors Fewer Drugs
Author: Helen Buell Whitworth, James A Whitworth
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DIAMONDS AT DUSK
A YA cowgirl adventure
from southwest New Mexico.
progressiverisingphoenix.com
LOST IN THE QUAGMIRE
A Merlin mystery. 'Fascinating
and eminently readable novel'
www.encirclepub.com
Shattered Lies
“Poignant tale of bigotry,
deceit, and betrayal.”
www.sjfranciswriter.com
RED ROSES
Richard III for a 21st
century audience. Fun read!
www.amazon.co.uk
FIND OURSELVES IN VENICE,
FLORENCE, ROME and BARCELONA
A travel memoir of adventure
www.amazon.com
HEIR OF RA
An award-winning adventure
through history and time!
www.amazon.com
The Staten Island Butcher
A priest & an alcoholic
team up to catch a killer!
www.amazon.com
Finnigan the Circus Cat
A rescued kitten finds a home
in a circus museum!
www.amazon.com
Moving Beyond Unspoken Grief
Winner Eric Hoffer Award
"A candid and poignant memoir"
www.drsarahlnyy.com.au
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN
A disabled boy works wonders.
"Awe inspiring" by critics.
www.amazon.com
THERE'S A BIZER IN MY BATHTUB
Interactions among nature's
bugs, flyers AND crawlers.
www.amazon.com
MY COMMUNITY
Celebrate diversity -
Come meet our community!
www.mcp-store.com
Entrada Publishing
Offering beta reading,
editing and editorial reviews.
www.entradapublishing.com
Fairy Dust, Bedtime Tale #1.
A Finalist (6-8 yrs)
and Highly Recommended.
www.amazon.com
TWS loved Cooperative Lives
Written with a gold-tipped pen
A literary work of art.
www.twoskates.com
THE 9TH HOUR, The Detective
Temeke Crime Series, BK 1
"Wonderfully satisfying novel"
www.amazon.com
Miss Anna’s THE NUMBER STORY
WOW! Wonderfully childlike!
Now a child can learn NUMBERS!
www.missannabooks.com
THE THIRSTY CROW...
Tales of WISDOM for toddlers,
Simple text, Vivid images!
www.amazon.com
Absence by J.B. Forsyth
’Superbly plotted fantasy.’
FINALIST WISHING SHELF AWARDS
www.amazon.co.uk
CATNIP
Cats, catastrophes and murder!
A cosy mystery with claws.
www.amazon.co.uk
LEA CROFT
WHO KILLED HERBERT GRANT?
A multilayered mystery
www.amazon.co.uk
THE PELICAN
'Emotional, sensitive and
deeply moving' Amazon
www.mnaidoo.com
THE DISAPPEARING DIRECTOR
A mystery with intrigue,
romance, and ghostly aura
www.amazon.com
Uncle Matty Matt’s Bistro
Uncle Matty and the Piggies
cook up a delicious surprise.
www.amazon.com
The Springer Spaniel Mysteries
“For comic canine mystery
lovers!” - Midwest Book Review
www.amazon.com
The Conquistador's Horse
One boy, one horse,
one destiny.
www.troubador.co.uk/
Making a Mystery:Annie Tillery
Author/Educator, Linda Frank,
the story behind the story
www.amazon.com
Ship Rats
Set sail for thrills & danger!
(for kids 7 - 10)
www.amazon.co.uk
Memories of a Lost Thesaurus
Words: Power games, blame
games - predator or prey?
www.amazon.co.uk
The Battle of Trafalgar Square
Told from the pigeon
side of the conflict!
www.amazon.co.uk
CLASSICS
Encouraging kids to read them.
"Totally Unputdownable"
www.amazon.com
Red Falcon Publishing
Affordable, quality
self-publishing.
www.redfalconpublishing.co.uk
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
Bon voyage - take the journey,
explore those self-discoveries
www.amazon.com
DIARY OF A SNOOPY CAT
From the award-winning author
R F KRISTI
www.incabookseries.com
OutRAGEous
A funny fictional tale
of a charismatic character
www.amazon.com
GORGEOUS GEORGE AND HIS
STUPID STINK STORIES ’Funnyer
than David Walyums’ Boy, 6
www.amazon.co.uk
Space Cop Zack
PROTECTOR OF THE GALAXY
“Fantastically fun!” WSA
www.donwinn.com
Curses of Scale
A curse. A fairy. A dragon.
And a girl's journey.
www.amazon.co.uk
The Fridge Drawings
Money laundering puts
relationships into meltdown.
www.amazon.com
Cruising the Mediterranean
Take the trip of a lifetime
with this Gold Medal winner
www.amazon.com
Billy Blacksmith: Demonslayer
Teenagers vs demonic,
sword-wielding spiders
www.amazon.com
The Ride of Doom
A wonderfully fun, exciting
magical adventure.
www.amazon.com
Letters from the Dead
Killer seeks revenge
for his daughter's suicide
www.georgerhopkins.com
Djabali’s Journey
A kid’s storybook about
courage and friendship.
www.bicadeideias.com
COUNTERACT
A must-read YA thriller series
about a totalitarian America.
www.amazon.com
TAILS (Silver Wishes Bk 1)
Heart-stopping,
tail-dropping adventure.
www.amazon.com
Life After the Undead
"A fun read in the world
of zombie fiction."
www.amazon.com
RECKLESS OBSESSION
'Twists and turns
fill every page' WSA
www.daihenley.co.uk
THE LEARNING PROJECT
Become fully human.
Welcome your rites of passage.
www.mindstrengthbalance.com
Killer in the Retroscape
A superbly-constructed future
world – WSA Review
Amazon
CHIME
Boston 2062. Two technicians
make a discovery…
www.amazon.co.uk
Unholy Retribution
Someone's decapitating
Muslims to frame a priest
www.georgerhopkins.com
HENRY (A Gold Medal Winner)
Incredible true story of WWII
w/orig photos & docs
www.amazon.com
Dragon's Future
Family, friends, dragons!
A fight for their future
www.amazon.co.uk
TAILS, Finalist 9-12 yrs
'A magical story that
children will love.'
www.amazon.com
LOST IN THE QUAGMIRE
A Merlin mystery. 'Fascinating
and eminently readable novel'
www.encirclepub.com
THE BELIEF IN Angels
Two wounded souls find
courage, strength & resilience
www.books2read.com
Moving Beyond Unspoken Grief
Winner Eric Hoffer Award
"A candid and poignant memoir"
www.drsarahlnyy.com.au
The Staten Island Butcher
Priest tries to rescue
student from serial killer
www.georgerhopkins.com