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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Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
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Knights embark on adventure
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Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
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THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
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A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
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Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
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THE TIFFIN
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A boy's search for family.
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Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
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101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to encourage & empower
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Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
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Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
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The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
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SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
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Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
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Law of Attraction Game Book
A playful 28-day guide
to joy, clarity, and ease!!
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LITERARY ECHOES
Sharp analyses of the
world's great short stories
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Lines in the Sand
Edgy and isolating. A perfect
memoir of loss and endurance.
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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
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avoid pitfalls & find success
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Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
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Your Words Your Love
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of beauty for your soul.
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Sammie and Pumpkin
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how to make new friends.
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