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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False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
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Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
THE SELFISH SHELLFISH & THE
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CHILDREN OF HORSESHOE HIDEOUT
A modern day Boxcar Children,
loved the world over
Amazon
MISSING
Kidnapped, Emily must find
the mole to survive.
Amazon
A Brand to Die For
"I regard this as a comic
masterpiece." Smashwords
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
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Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
TOUCH
Gritty coming-of-age
fiction with a purpose
Amazon
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
Cinderella - A Love Story
A wonderful re-telling with
a sweet, heart-warming twist
Amazon
The World Against Her Skin
"A rousing portrait of a
brave, imperfect woman."
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
Take Care of Yourself!
Education for prevention of
all forms of child abuse
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The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
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A Going Home Surprise
Award winning book for a
child about owning a pet
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The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
Amazon
A God-Centered View of Salvati
The vital importance of
putting God first in salvation
Amazon
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
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In the Shadows of Castles
A story of love, hope and
survival in a time of war.
Amazon