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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CALM POND
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A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
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Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
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CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
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Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
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The Faces She Sees
A thrilling mind-freak of a
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by Elizabeth Scozzari
LITERARY ECHOES
Sharp analyses of the
world's great short stories
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REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
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Beyond a World Apart
Story Nazis attempted to burn
based on historical events
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The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
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THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
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Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
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ADAMS MORGAN FUGUE
a novel
A neighborhood love story
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NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
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The Scrivener's Apprentice
Words have power.
Especially hers.
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MUPPIT BOY - ALLERGIES OF EVIL
"Suspense-filled, humor-filled
adventure for 9 – 12s" TWSA
by Michael J. Bowler
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
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THE MALLARD MELODRAMAS
A captivating series of
Victorian Mysteries
by RJ Williams
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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blessing be their undoing?
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The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias
If Roses Were Blue
Inspiring, heart-warming
adventure for ages 8 & up
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Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
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Pause... and Effect
A sun-kissed journey through
menopause and beyond.
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AT RECEPTION
Will Sally fall for the charms
of a guest? ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
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