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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PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Gigglet Goes to School
Get your giggle on with
Gigglet. Perfect for 0 - 6 yrs
AMB Kids Books
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads