
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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Gritty coming-of-age
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Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
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The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
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Cinderella - A Love Story
A wonderful re-telling with
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The World Against Her Skin
"A rousing portrait of a
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Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
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IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
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Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
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Take Care of Yourself!
Education for prevention of
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The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
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A Going Home Surprise
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The Last Spiritwalker
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Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
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A God-Centered View of Salvati
The vital importance of
putting God first in salvation
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The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
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Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
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RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
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Captain Polo Saving the Planet
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A story of love, hope and
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