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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Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
Amazon
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
Little Puppy's Great Adventure
Adorable story. Great for
both parents as well as kids.
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
CAME A GENTLE WHISPER
A bittersweet, richly
layered historical romance.
by Rebecca A. Cathey
“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
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS
A raw memoir about
pregnancy loss and grief
Amazon