Winners 2014
Below is a list of the 2014 WINNERS 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.
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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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Three Children's Stories
Child-approved SEL story
time plans & activities
by Adria Chalfin
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
MY SHADOW
A storybook for children
of parents with epilepsy
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The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
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Editors, Layout Designs
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Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
books2read
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
MILLIE'S RAINBOW
Beautiful picture book.
Kindness and rainbows.
by Hilary Hawkes
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace