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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THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
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Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
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TAILS
A magical story children will
love; and probably adults too.
by WJ Scott
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
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FIREWORKS
Anthology of quirky, cosy
fantasy and sci-fi tales
by Paul Olding
Holy Hell
Diabolical Delights: Twisted
Tales of Faith and Fear
Memoir & creative non-fiction
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
SIR BARKINGTON AND THE WORRY
WOOF - Helping little worriers
feel calmer every day
by Janine Marsh
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
A Lion's Head
Myth brought to life.
A fantasy novel for YA.
by D.M. De Alwis
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
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More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon