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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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
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The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
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THE SOCIETY
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The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
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Hanna’s Ascent
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Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
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TEMPEST'S SECRET
Adorable cosy mystery
with a kitten for 7-9 yr olds
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Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
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The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
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DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
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B.A. Bellec
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The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
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CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
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TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
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One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
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Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
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Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
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SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
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Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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mindfulness questions.
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Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
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Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
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From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
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THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
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Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
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The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
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WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
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Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
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Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
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Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
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The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
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S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
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The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
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Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
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Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
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The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
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Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
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LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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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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Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
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THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
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A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
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Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
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The Gemini Connection
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