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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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
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The Day After His Crucifixion
Jesus' women followers
finally tell their stories
by Merikay McLeod
The Other Side of Nowhere
A fast-paced page turner
southern gothic horror
by Jack Holt
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
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VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
Dance Along
A curious cat, a magical
mirror & a world of twirls
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley
KIRKYARD MOON
Two women, One body.
A historical fantasy novel.
by Rhys Shaw
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
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The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
MORAL FIBRE
A Lancaster skipper, his crew
and the woman he loves.
by Helena P. Schrader PhD
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Losing Austin
A gripping drama for teens
full of suspense & mystery
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon