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:
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Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang
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Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
F. Scott Service
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
The Ghost of Neil Diamond
A tribute artist scales
the Great Wall of China.
by David Milnes
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
marthagayle
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
Wild Asses of Mojave Desert
“Funny & tender, moving &
poetic" Recommended US Review
books2read.com