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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Glitching Souls - Steve Kenney
Neil can read minds...
He can't turn them off.
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Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
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Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
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A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
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Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
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DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Pelham
The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
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If Roses Were Blue
Inspiring, heart-warming
adventure for ages 8 & up
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
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Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
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SIR BARKINGTON AND THE WORRY
WOOF - Helping little worriers
feel calmer every day
by Janine Marsh
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
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Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
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SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
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SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
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DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
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No Free Speech for Hate
Provocative, chilling, topical
and razor-sharp dystopia
by Stephen Ford
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Tales Beyond Midnight
Dark, twisty and gripping.
You'll never stop at one.
by Kim Gravell
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
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