Winners 2022
Below is a list of the 2022 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
Benny the Brave in The First Day Jitters
Author: Julie Anne Penn and Darren Penn
Illustrator: Sergio De Giorgi
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The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
The Broken Wife
A gripping tale of love,
loss, and BETRAYAL.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
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