Finalists 2014

Below is a list of the 2014 FINALISTS 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.

The WINNERS will be announced on April 1st, 2015.

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If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:



Bedtime Bunny

Author: Eve and Leila Author: Eve and Leila



Bing and Nero

Author: I L Williams Author: I L Williams



Curious Creatures

Author: Kevin Price Author: Kevin Price



GG and Mamela

Author: Belinda Brock Author: Belinda Brock



Pants Hats

Author: Emi Lou Howe Author: Emi Lou Howe



Pillow People

Author: Annie Sullivan

Illustrator: Patrick Hawkins Author: Annie SullivanIllustrator: Patrick Hawkins



Cell Wars

Author: Amanda Miles Author: Amanda Miles



Odin the Ferret

Author: Kathryn V. White Author: Kathryn V. White



Snort and Wobbles

Author: Will Macmillan Jones Author: Will Macmillan Jones



Christmas Nevermore

Author: Marc Cadieux Author: Marc Cadieux



Esme Dooley

Author: Jane Donovan + Rosie McTozy Author: Jane Donovan + Rosie McTozy



Shadow Jumper

Author: J M Forster Author: J M Forster



Stellarcadia, Book 3

Author: Julie Anne Grasso Author: Julie Anne Grasso



Supernatural Hero

Author: Eran Gadot Author: Eran Gadot



Aquila, Into the Light

Author: T L Searle Author: T L Searle



Cairn: A Dragon Memoir

Author: Rebecca Ferrell Porter Author: Rebecca Ferrell Porter



Pickles and Ponies

Author: Laura May Author: Laura May



Rewrite Redemption

Author: J H Walker Author: J H Walker



The Golden Sword

Author: Rosie Morgan Author: Rosie Morgan



The Journey of the Marked

Author: Rebecca P McCray Author: Rebecca P McCray



The Time Smugglers

Author: Rosie Morgan Author: Rosie Morgan



Xyz

Author: Frank Lambert Author: Frank Lambert



1066, What Fates Impose

Author: G K Holloway Author: G K Holloway



A Just and Upright Man

Author: R J Lynch Author: R J Lynch



Actress

Author: Keith Dixon Author: Keith Dixon



Blazing Obsession

Author: Dai Henley Author: Dai Henley



Dobyns Chronicles

Author: Shirley McLain Author: Shirley McLain



God on Trial

Author: Sabri Bebawi Author: Sabri Bebawi



Have Frogs, Will Travel

Author: Will MacMillan Jones Author: Will MacMillan Jones



Journey of Ashes

Author: Anna Ray-Jones, Roman Ferber Author: Anna Ray-Jones, Roman Ferber



Kybernos

Author: M J A Watney Author: M J A Watney



Project Butterfly

Author: K A Angliss Author: K A Angliss



Rainbow Child

Author: S L Coyne Author: S L Coyne



Rumble Tumble Joy

Author: Kathryn V White Author: Kathryn V White



Shell House

Author: Gayle Eileen Curtis Author: Gayle Eileen Curtis



Silver Rain

Author: Jan Ruth Author: Jan Ruth



The Other Shakespeare

Author: Lea Rachel Author: Lea Rachel



The Sixth Pillar

Author: Alan Reynolds Author: Alan Reynolds



The Water Gypsy

Author: Kay Seeley Author: Kay Seeley



Timestorm

Author: Steve Harrison Author: Steve Harrison



Tizzie

Author: P D R Lindsay Author: P D R Lindsay



Almost Invincible

Author: Suzanne Burdon Author: Suzanne Burdon



Aura Child

Author: A I Kaymen Author: A I Kaymen



Beyond the Flames

Author: David Pike Author: David Pike



Churchill's Rebels

Author: Meredith Whitford Author: Meredith Whitford



Grumpy old Menopause

Author: Carol E Wyer Author: Carol E Wyer



The Hollywood Clown

Author: Jason Lassen Author: Jason Lassen