Winners 2020
Below is a list of the 2020 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
How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss
Author: Sherry Chapman
Bronze
Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet
Author: Pamela Logan
Bronze
Make Fitness A Priority: 30 tips to elevate your life through fitness, Chad Austin
Author: Chad Austin, Jesse Kepka
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Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
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Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
The Putaway Monster
A delightful mystery to
solve as toys disappear.
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
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Find easy to understand
answers, top tips & more.
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Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
marthagayle
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon