Winners 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Bronze
Olive the Worrying Wiener: A Short Tale about a Particularly Long Dog
Author: Ally Arena
Illustrator: Rafaela Sukiyama
Bronze
Sticky Icky Vicky: Courage over Fear
Author: Alysia Ssentamu, Michael Ssentamu
Illustrator: Noor Alshalabi
Bronze
Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World
Author: Brad Borkan and David Hirzel
Gold
The Girl Who Looked Beyond the Stars: Sheena Meyer
Author: L. B. Anne
Performed by: Alaura Howery
Silver
Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy
Author: Paula Berinstein
Performed by: Allan Corduner
Silver
My Memory Told Me a Secret
Author: Jeremy C. Bradley-Silverio Donato
Performed by: Matthew Lyon
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A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
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Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
THE WORD GOBBLERS
A handbook for parents whose
children struggle to read
by Catherine Matthias
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
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WHERE DO BEARS SLEEP?
Bedtime for Animals & Children
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by Chris Meade
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
1066 WHAT FATES IMPOSE
An epic struggle for
the English Crown
by G. K. Holloway
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
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My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
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WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
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Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
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THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
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THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
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Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
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TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
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A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
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Why Alaska?
An immigrant's tale in
the last frontier of America
The State I Came To Love