Winners 2019
Below is a list of the 2019 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.
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- 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:
Gold
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
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One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
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Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
books2read
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Adventure: 9- to 12-year-olds:
twists & suspense!
by P G H Hannaford
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky rhyming tale honoring
the magic of friendship
Amazon
The Stranger of Ul Darak BK 1
A new intriguing epic
high fantasy series
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THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
OUT OF TIME
Love at 78? Life has a
time limit. Love doesn't.
M. Jacqueline Murray
ANGEL OF ASHES
Award-winning epic YA
fantasy adventure series!
Amazon
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon