Finalists 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 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, 2022.
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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Nurse Bear Does First Aid: Picture Book to Learn First Aid Skills for Toddlers and Kids
Author: Marta Almansa Esteva
Olive the Worrying Wiener: A Short Tale about a Particularly Long Dog
Author: Ally Arena
Illustrator: Rafaela Sukiyama
Monster in the Water: Fighting Back Against Harmful Algal Blooms
Author: Dylan Dagate
Illustrator: Maria Decerce
Sticky Icky Vicky: Courage over Fear
Author: Alysia Ssentamu, Michael Ssentamu
Illustrator: Noor Alshalabi
Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World
Author: Brad Borkan and David Hirzel
Black, White, And Gray All Over; A Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
Author: Frederick Reynolds
Just Say "$%#&! NO!†Book Dedicated to the Well-Intended Overextended!
Author: Heather Tobin
Illustrator: Karen Tobin
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation
Author: Joseph N Abraham MD
Grandpa Jock and the Incredible Iron-Bru-Man Incident: Gorgeous George
Author: Stuart Reid
Performed by: Stuart Reid
Fries & Alibis: Paranormal Cozy Mystery: Mitzy Moon Mysteries Series, Book 1
Author: Trixie Silvertale
Performed by: Coleen Marlo
Systemology: Create Time, Reduce Errors and Scale Your Profits with Proven Business Systems
Author: David Jenyns
The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People
Author: Deborah Stone
Performed by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Author: Sean March
Cover Designer: Joe Ruiz
Rory, Quest for the Northern Lights
Author: Sarah Cullen, Carmen Ellis
Cover Designer: Zuzana Svobodova
The Young Adult’s Collection of Short Scary Stories
Author: Michael Ross
Cover Designer: Magdalena Adić
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.
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CALM POND
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for 5 - 9 year olds
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Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
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Fit to Eat
Empower yourself to age
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Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
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Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
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Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
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Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
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Monologues for Teens II
Clean, family-friendly new
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Planet Asperger
Around the Syndrome
in 88 Questions
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Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
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Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
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A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
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A fun, relatable,
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REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
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The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
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Music from a Strange Planet
Stories: An intense, inventive
deep-dive into interior worlds
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RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
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THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
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The Silence of Children
An accidental vigilante with
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Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
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Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
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The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
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Putney Hicks Inventor
Can Putney Hicks engineer
a way out of trouble?
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Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
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Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
of an unlikely friendship
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PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
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The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
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Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
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The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
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PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
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Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
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FOR LOVE OF GOD
A gay man, torn between his
God and his own truth.
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A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
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Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
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A Lady Newspaperman's Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in a 1926
male world of news reporting
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A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
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The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
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CHILDREN OF HORSESHOE HIDEOUT
A modern day Boxcar Children,
loved the world over
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THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
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Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
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PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
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Do you remember suffering
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The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
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No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
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Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
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An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
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The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
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A Going Home Surprise
Award winning book for a
child about owning a pet
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Memoir of Millennial Caregiver
A story of caregiving, loss,
and acceptance of the unknown.
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Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
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SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
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THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
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A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
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