Finalists 2019
Below is a list of the 2019 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, 2020.
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:
Counting on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana
Wildlife on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana
Dash and Victoria Find True Love: Pet and Historical Figures Book 2
Author: Vicki Tashman
Illustrator: Wendy All
Undertakers, Harlots, and Other Odd Bodies: A Novel Inspired by Real Events and Smothered in Blarney
Author: Mege Gardner
Abundant Kids Rock! Creating An Awesome Life Using Positive Thinking
Author: Traci L Clayton PhD, Nathan Clayton, Justin Clayton
Feasible Living - Dealing with Ecological Anxiety While Adapting to Our Changing World
Author: Ken Kroes
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
ParentShift: Ten Universal Truths That Will Change the Way You Raise Your Kids
Author: Wendy Thomas Russell
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
Social Media For A New Age: A Digital Self-Care Guide: Book 2: The next phase: 2020 and beyond
Author: Katie Brockhurst
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MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
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Putney Hicks Inventor
Can Putney Hicks engineer
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Love Snaggs
Join Snaggs on a fantastical
journey through time & space.
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Writing in a Nutshell
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THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
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Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
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WIND
Page-flipping eco-fantasy.
A contemporary Wizard of Oz
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Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
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Planet Asperger
Around the Syndrome
in 88 Questions
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The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
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PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
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The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
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Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
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Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
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Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
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The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
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“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
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For Evil Done & Evil Suffered
Gripping murder mystery; tease
the brain & stir the senses.
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THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
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Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
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Whispers of the Gone
A Realm and Elven Saga
for the curious adventurer.
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PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
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Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
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Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
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Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
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Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
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Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
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Be Happy to Be You, Diane Hull
Baby bird must find a way of
being happy with who he is
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TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
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PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
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Eight Billion Reasons
Hello World of 8 Billion -
Defining Issue Of The 21st Cen
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Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
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Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
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The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
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Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales
Letters from the family
dog’s point of view, 5-9 yrs.
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BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
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There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
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BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
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False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
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BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
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How We Healed
A vivid family saga and an
unforgettable healing odyssey
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Winds of Discontent
Gun running, investigative
reporter and Yvonne
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
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LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
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Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
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Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
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Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
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