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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Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIBLE THINGS
A NOVEL. Award-winning story
of social justice & friendship
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
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WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
MORAL FIBRE
A Lancaster skipper, his crew
and the woman he loves.
by Helena P. Schrader PhD
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
mollyarbuthnott
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
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NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read