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.
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:
Gold
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
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Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
TWO LEFT WINGS - Safety Averse
4 kids - heart-warming / funny
friendship and self-growth
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
What would you do for love?
3 POV WWII HistFic Saga
www.terimbrown.com
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
THE LIGHTNESS OF WATER
"A refined fantasy adventure”
- Silver Medal, TWSA
books2read.com
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
Girl & the Lock on Her Heart
An empowering book to
ignite everyone’s self love.
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com