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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The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
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HUNGRY TRAILS
‘A…culturally rich family
chronicle.’ Kirkus Review
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon