Below is a list of finalists in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children’s books were read and judged by children in 7 UK primary and secondary schools, the adults 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. We will be announcing the GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE winners, picked from the finalists, in April. If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
FINALISTS 2013 Category 1 Pre-school picture books Maisie’s Mountain, Lorna Murphy New York, Phew York, A Scratch-n-Sniff Adventure, Amber C Jones Sir Stan the Bogeyman, Stacie Morrell
Category 2 Books for 6 - 8 year olds An Evening With Grandpa, Diana Matlin Charlie Sparrow and the Secret of Flight The Insect Hotel, David Stringer, Intro by Bill Oddie Jasper’s Hollow, Janet Annan
Category 3 Books for 9 – 12 year olds Escape from the Forbidden Planet Book One, Julie Anne Grasso Return to Cardamom Book Two (the sequel to Escape from the Forbidden Planet), Julie Anne Grasso The Assembly Room, Bryony Allen Believing in Horses, Valerie Ormond Zoo and the Wannabe / Frank, Sue Hampton Iron Knights, Robin Bennett Sir Kaye Book 1, Don M Winn No Buts, Becky!, José Patterson Professor Kompressor Under Cover, Nils Andersson The Hackers of Oz, Tom Mula Curse of the Scarab, H Y Hanna Ally N. Invasion, SPACE SPY, Steve Lill
Category 4 Books for Teenagers Napoleon Xylophone, Frank Lambert Children of the Knight, Michael J Bowler The Ultimate Inferior Beings, Mark Roman You and Me against the World, Raymond Esposito Wildfire, A Paranormal Mystery with Cowboys and Dragons, Mina Khan Starstruck, Brenda Hiatt Arteess Conflict, James Starling Akinyi, Richard Wood The Skipper’s Child, Valerie Poore
Category 5 Books for adults (fiction) The Hole Opportunity, J. Minter LadyBird Fly, Tessa Lorant Warburg Fire and Water, Betsy Graziani Fasbinder The Goa File, Argentina 1945-1983 Ringturn, John C Mawson Russian Dolls, The Neve & Egan Cases, Book One, Cristelle Comby Flying With Kites, Alan Reynolds A Little Book of Pleasures, William Wood 4 U 2 enjoy…, A Crazy Selection of Humorous and Satirical Poems, R B Lambiris Bookworm, Christopher Nuttall Bridge to Nowhere, A Miz Mike Novel, Stephanie Parker McKean Angel War, Philip Dodd
Category 6 Books for Adults (non-fiction) Spinach Soup For the Walls, Lynne Harkes The Quirky Medium, The Extraordinary Life of an Unlikely Clairvoyant, Alison Wynne Ryder Practical Steps to Financial Freedom and Independence One Pair of Shoes: Poems and Stories by a Remarkable Woman, Mollie Peace ISHI Simple Tips from a Solid Friend, Akiko Yabuki Simply Spiritual; Small to Medium! The Life of Psychic, Jacqueline Rogers Sincere Seduction, Using honesty and integrity to attract women, Damien Diecke Strategies For Being Brilliant, 21 ways to be happy, confident and successful, Susan Ritchie Sudoku for Christmas, J S Holloway The Perfect Pair, The Enchanted Mirror, David C Holroyd, Tracy J Holroyd
Interested in entering this year’s awards? Go to www.thewsa.co.uk to find out how.
We will be announcing the GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE winners, picked from the finalists, in April.
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
FINALISTS 2013
Category 1 Pre-school picture books
Maisie’s Mountain, Lorna Murphy
New York, Phew York, A Scratch-n-Sniff Adventure, Amber C Jones
Sir Stan the Bogeyman, Stacie Morrell
Category 2 Books for 6 - 8 year olds
An Evening With Grandpa, Diana Matlin
Charlie Sparrow and the Secret of Flight
The Insect Hotel, David Stringer, Intro by Bill Oddie
Jasper’s Hollow, Janet Annan
Category 3 Books for 9 – 12 year olds
Escape from the Forbidden Planet Book One, Julie Anne Grasso
Return to Cardamom Book Two (the sequel to Escape from the Forbidden Planet), Julie Anne Grasso
The Assembly Room, Bryony Allen
Believing in Horses, Valerie Ormond
Zoo and the Wannabe / Frank, Sue Hampton
Iron Knights, Robin Bennett
Sir Kaye Book 1, Don M Winn
No Buts, Becky!, José Patterson
Professor Kompressor Under Cover, Nils Andersson
The Hackers of Oz, Tom Mula
Curse of the Scarab, H Y Hanna
Ally N. Invasion, SPACE SPY, Steve Lill
Category 4 Books for Teenagers
Napoleon Xylophone, Frank Lambert
Children of the Knight, Michael J Bowler
The Ultimate Inferior Beings, Mark Roman
You and Me against the World, Raymond Esposito
Wildfire, A Paranormal Mystery with Cowboys and Dragons, Mina Khan
Starstruck, Brenda Hiatt
Arteess Conflict, James Starling
Akinyi, Richard Wood
The Skipper’s Child, Valerie Poore
Category 5 Books for adults (fiction)
The Hole Opportunity, J. Minter
LadyBird Fly, Tessa Lorant Warburg
Fire and Water, Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
The Goa File, Argentina 1945-1983
Ringturn, John C Mawson
Russian Dolls, The Neve & Egan Cases, Book One, Cristelle Comby
Flying With Kites, Alan Reynolds
A Little Book of Pleasures, William Wood
4 U 2 enjoy…, A Crazy Selection of Humorous and Satirical Poems, R B Lambiris
Bookworm, Christopher Nuttall
Bridge to Nowhere, A Miz Mike Novel, Stephanie Parker McKean
Angel War, Philip Dodd
Category 6 Books for Adults (non-fiction)
Spinach Soup For the Walls, Lynne Harkes
The Quirky Medium, The Extraordinary Life of an Unlikely Clairvoyant, Alison Wynne Ryder
Practical Steps to Financial Freedom and Independence
One Pair of Shoes: Poems and Stories by a Remarkable Woman, Mollie Peace
ISHI Simple Tips from a Solid Friend, Akiko Yabuki
Simply Spiritual; Small to Medium! The Life of Psychic, Jacqueline Rogers
Sincere Seduction, Using honesty and integrity to attract women, Damien Diecke
Strategies For Being Brilliant, 21 ways to be happy, confident and successful, Susan Ritchie
Sudoku for Christmas, J S Holloway
The Perfect Pair, The Enchanted Mirror, David C Holroyd, Tracy J Holroyd
Interested in entering this year’s awards?
Go to www.thewsa.co.uk to find out how.