Winners 2024
Below is a list of the 2024 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:
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Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
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Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Ships in the Desert
Timely, illuminating, and wise
—Julian Hoffman
Amazon
Alfie Slider vs Shape Shifter
It’s no ordinary key –
it breaks the laws of physics!
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Loss & healing through friend-
ship knitting and community.
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
LADY REAPER
Disorderly ghosts. Dejected
fays. Dreadful elves.
books2read.com
In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Hieroglyph
A fantastical mix of history &
fantasy. GOLD medal winner!
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
I Never Said I Love You
A story of travel, friendship,
forgiveness, & roads not taken
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
Adventures of Negassi Brothers
Exciting children's adventure
into African history
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
The Nephilem
A Sun-soaked setting
with a difference.
www.exquil.com
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon