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.
Jump straight to:
- 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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How Dare the Birds Sing
Secrets, love, hatred and
unthinkable quirks of fate.
www.amazon.com
MISFORTUNE ANNIE
An 1880s cowgirl tougher
than Calamity Jane!
www.amazon.co.uk
Life in the Grand Pause
Child music prodigy is whisked
away into a new life.
www.amazon.com
Peter the Picky Polar Bear
What kind of polar bear
doesn’t like fish?
Amazon
Uncle Greg's Treasure [Novel]
Around the World
in 51 Riddles
books2read.com
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Music of Clara Martinelli
Our world in peril. Can
a piece of music save it?
Amazon
Cosmic Playbook for Writers
Boost Your Creativity,
Resilience & Passion
Amazon
Nik Coppin's Comedy World
Stand-up comedy stories
don't get much funnier!
Amazon
Blessed Assurance
‘A gripping, character-led
story…highly recommended.’
www.amazon.com
CALEDONIA
Historical Novel, Scotland,
Adventure, Romance, Mystery
www.amazon.com
What are You Willing to Risk?
Engaging dystopian novel,
think young adult 1984.
www.amazon.com
Hero, a Hag, and Foggle-nogger
The Race for Croggerpooey
Humorous middle grade fantasy
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The Opium Lord's Daughter
First Opium War told through
Chinese and English views
robertwangauthor.com
The Babbling Brook
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Heartfelt, Intelligent
www.amazon.com
Addicted To Hate
Parent abuse can take on
many different forms...
www.amazon.com
Where Have We Come
Is love stronger than the
tragedy that haunts them?
Amazon
STUFF
An amusing romp through
the history of chemistry.
www.amazon.com
AWAKE; ARISE, OR BE FOREVER
FALLEN: Touching memoir of
a young anorexic male.
www.amazon.com
HomoAmerican – Secret Society
Unflinching portrait turbulent
times before & after Stonewall
www.amazon.com
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Luella isn’t just a superhero.
She’s Layla’s higher self...
www.bookbaby.com
THE FLOATING UMBRELLA
There could be more
than meets the eye.
www.amazon.com
BLINK
A driver narrowly avoids
hitting a strange man…
www.amazon.co.uk
THE PINK DOOR
A sensitive caregiver's
roadmap for the last days
www.suziedaggett.com
Book Of Greatness
A parable about unlocking
your destiny today.
Amazon
THE ILLUSTRATED HEN
'Imaginative, often surreal...
written with flamboyance.' WSA
www.amazon.com
Kringleset Chronicles
A magical fantasy adventure,
think Christmas meets Narnia.
Amazon
Ekleipsis
Ordinary people battling
perverse needs and desires
books2read.com
Jack and the Lean Stalk
A spooky midnight meeting!
Will Jack make friend or foe?
www.amazon.com