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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Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Fresh captivating look at the
Christmas Story told by Mary
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
Touch of the Whimsy
Witty fantasy, this Castaway
romance is an enigma!
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Monster Bones of...
A time travel mystery about
an ancient skeleton for kids.
by Linda Maria Frank
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
Story and Structure
A book on story: 'beats Joseph
Campbell at his own game.'
Amazon
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
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