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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SIR BARKINGTON AND THE WORRY
WOOF - Helping little worriers
feel calmer every day
by Janine Marsh
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne
BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIBLE THINGS
A NOVEL. Award-winning story
of social justice & friendship
Amazon
THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
CAME A GENTLE WHISPER
A bittersweet, richly
layered historical romance.
by Rebecca A. Cathey
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
Magic & wonder collide
in this bold MG adventure
by Carla Kessler
The Graffiti Killer
A mind unhinged on
the fulcrum of our age.
by David Milnes
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines