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
Sponsored Ads
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Publishing Questions?
Find easy to understand
answers, top tips & more.
oldmatemedia
Exclusion Zone
The VORKOSIGAN SAGA
meets DIE HARD.
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
The Beast Keepers
A young vet discovers a
world of mythical creatures
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
Sara My Sara
A moving tale of friendship,
loss, and the gifts of grief.
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
LADY APPRENTICE
"Love, fighting, mystery and
magic” BRAG Medallion
books2read.com
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
Soul Release
An epic fantasy action
adventure in a world of magic.
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens