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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The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
The Bardic Isles Series
A thought-provoking fantasy
where music is the magic!
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
MORAL FIBRE
A Lancaster skipper, his crew
and the woman he loves.
by Helena P. Schrader PhD
The Coach Trip
A light- hearted,
mid-life, comedy romance.
by Morag Clarke
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
Connecting Threads
A graphic memoir of
resilience and hope
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
Amazon
MERRYSHIELDS
A magical, action-packed
portal story for kids!
by Jen Jones
THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
AT RECEPTION
Will Sally fall for the charms
of a guest? ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter