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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SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
GIRARD'S JOURNEY
A SNAIL'S TALE
A heartwarming tale
of finding where you belong
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Pelham
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
If Roses Were Blue
Inspiring, heart-warming
adventure for ages 8 & up
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
The Bardic Isles Series
A thought-provoking fantasy
where music is the magic!
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
ALLOW ALL
A Novella of Love,
Grief, and Surveillance
by K. Aurum
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN
A deep dive into being non-
binary,climate activism & love
by Leslie Tate
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
AT WARBLE'S BAR
Pregnant Lucy searches for the
father...ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
Amazon
The Other Lotus Girl
He was buying tea.
She was running for her life.
danielariddle.com
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon