Australia, 9th Jan 2025, –

Store with a Heart has officially released the comprehensive list of recipients of the Difference Maker Award from 2019 to 2024. The award recognises books that use the power of storytelling to inspire change, spark awareness, and contribute to a more compassionate and equitable world.

Between 2019 and 2024, awardees included a diverse range of works addressing critical global and local issues, from environmental challenges and social justice to fostering resilience and selflessness. Notable winners include the following:

1. “100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions, Volume 2: Top Content Creators Help You Succeed in an Era of Rapid Change” by Ross Brand
2. “A Colossal Injustice” by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr
3. “A Hundred Honeymoons: A Novel” by J.S. Wilson
4. “A Magical Day: Finding Hope in Your Heart” by Suzanne G. Bennett
5. “A Time to Forget in East Berlin” by CG Fewston
6. “Abraham Lincoln’s path to reelection in 1864: our greatest victory” by Fred J. Martin, Jr.
7. “Accidental Diplomacy” by Jeffrey Busch and Dominic Man-Kit Lam
8. “Adventures of Dragons Den” by Ann Allison
9. “Adventures of Fairies and Dragons” by Nancy Benson
10. “Adventures of Jackson: The Young Field Mouse” by Adam DeGraide
11. “Age of Resolve: The E.V. Chronicles” by Ilene Grydsuk
12. “Aging Wisely: Life from Fifty to Seventy-Five Years” by Viola B. Mecke, Ph.D., ABPP
13. “Along Came Hell, or So I Thought” by Lois Young
14. “Amballore Thoma: Second Edition” by Jose Thekkumthala
15. “An Enemy Like Me” by Teri M Brown
16. “Angels, of Course: A Collection of Illustrated Visits” by Win Tuck-Gleason
17. “Applauding Life: Poetry and Prose of an Octogenarian” by David A.J. Richards
18. “Barbies 4 Blokes” by Julianne McLean and Mark Lynch
19. “Be a Giant Killer: Overcoming Your Everyday Goliaths” by Ed Norwood
20. “Beat and Leon the Warrior Dog: Into the Sassanid Empire and Beyond” by CY Sansum
21. “Black On Madison Avenue” by Mark S. Robinson
22. “Black, White and Gray All Over” by Frederick Douglass Reynolds
23. “Botheration” by Vito DiBarone
24. “Botheration: Part Two: Waves of Dinosaurs” by Vito Di Barone
25. “Brothers” by M. E. Taylor
26. “Bunky and the Summer Wish” by Aleksandra Tryniecka
27. “Bunky and the Walms: A Christmas Story” by Aleksandra Tryniecka
28. “Caged Free Bird: Diary, Part 1” by Hope
29. “Cargo 3120: Ties That Bind” by Aaron Walker Sr
30. “Chaos in Nanosia” by Rhonda Denise Johnson
31. “Chasing Rabbits” by Rodolfo Del Toro
32. “Chato, the Puppy-Cat” by Anita Haas
33. “Cheerful Obedience” by Patrick McLaughlin
34. “Chronicles of the Enchanted Vanguard: Seraphina and the Divine Mandate” by Luminescence Goh
35. “Circus Home: A Novel of Life, Love and New Jersey” by Jason Ollander-Krane
36. “Claudia Builds a Bridge for Bruno” by Diana Duncan
37. “Club X: Vampire in the Closet” by S.P. Somtow
38. “Cogitatio: Shadows in the Wind – Book Two” by McKinley Aspen
39. “Covered in Flour 1968: A Young Boy’s Perspective on School, Family, and Changing Times” by Charles Presti
40. “Daddy Jack’s Place” by Priscilla B. Shuler
41. “Dancing on Bones” by Ross Gordon
42. “Daughters of Green Mountain Gap” by Teri M Brown
43. “Deception Bay” by N.N. Parker
44. “Delos: The Moon’s Eye” by Blake Miller
45. “Desert Friends: Travels with the Pack” by Linda Harkey
46. “Do Nothing” by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr
47. “Doppy and the Runaway Balloons” by H. R. Manske
48. “Dragum” by K.C. LaSaga
49. “East of Midnight: The Chalmers Trilogy, Book 1” by Karen Humeniuk
50. “Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness” by Richard Lui
51. “Erift’s Journeys: Secrets of The Sealed Forest” by J.T. Tenera
52. “Favored” by Priscilla B. Shuler
53. “Fictionally Nonfiction: The Life I’d Never Admit Was Nonfiction” by Wynn Thành Phi
54. “Fiercely Me” by Stephanie Rowe
55. “Fingerprints of God” by Melanie Burgess
56. “Fire Master” by Rhonda Denise Johnson
57. “Fleur-De-Lis, Khaki Shorts and Me: A Logbook of My Adventures in Scouting” by Graeme C Legge
58. “Forbidden Zone 1940” by Anne Angelo
59. “Friendship Matters” by Rona D. Drinkard
60. “Golden” by S.S. Turner
61. “Grandpa’s Lessons on Fishing and Life” by Ruthie Godfrey
62. “Grandy: A Year in the Life of a 12 Year Old Boy” by Andy Pittman
63. “Grasslands” by Shekhar Khatri
64. “Guilty of Stealing His Heart” by Nancy Lynn White
65. “Harris Hawk and the Golden Golf Ball” by Carmen Harris & Ross Harris
66. “Healing Guide to Having a Baby: Infertility, Emotional Wounds and Taking Back Your Power” by Jennifer Coady Murphy
67. “Heir to the Ice Flame” by Rose Harvey
68. “Hell Holes 4: A Slave’s Revenge” by Donald Firesmith
69. “Hide and Seek Alphabet: With Australian Animals” by Anna Finch
70. “Holland, My Heart” by Jennifer J. Coldwater
71. “Holy Parrot” by Angel A
72. “Homecoming” by Jude Austin
73. “House of Giral” by Mark Laurence Latowsky
74. “Hugo the Winner” by Diana Duncan
75. “Imelda’s Secret” by Liza Gino
76. “It Could Happen Here – A Roadmap to Disaster” by J. F. Cronin
77. “Japanese Boy Sees a New Light: Escaping from North Korea” by Shu Shimizu
78. “Journey of a Radiant Heart” by Niomi Nicci
79. “Journey to Peaceable Soul” by Megan Macaulay
80. “Killing Shore: The True Story of Hitler’s U-boats Off the New Jersey Coast” by K.A. Nelson
81. “Kuimba” by Priscilla B. Shuler
82. “LaNysha T. Adams” by Me Power
83. “Let Your Inner Golden Sparkle Shine: The Little Girl Who Never Stopped Believing in Herself” by Muse Literary
84. “Liberty, Science and Wealth: The Evolution to Modern Society” by Ralph L. Bayrer
85. “Life of Akbar: Part One” by Akhtar Allahabadi
86. “Linden Falls” by Joshua Hershey
87. “Love Snaggs – A Little Dog’s Courageous Journey” by Melanie Joy Mezzancello
88. “Mage of the Black Hole” by Rhonda Denise Johnson
89. “Magic Hotel” by John Reimold
90. “Mahalo Does Not Mean Trash” by Hiwalani Perkins
91. “Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul” by Mitzi Perdue
92. “Mental Health, Poetry, and I: Original Poetry That Saved My Life” by Brendon Feeley
93. “Mind Candy: The Code to Program Your Subconscious Mind to Achieve Any Goal” by Felicia Pizzonia
94. “Modern Catholic Concerns” by Peter Mazurek
95. “Moonlight Monsters” by Heather Millard
96. “Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art” by Meghan Caughey
97. “My China – Living Inside the Dragon” by Jeremy Bazley
98. “My Place Among Them: A Novel” by J. Stanion
99. “My Sweet Aroma” by Timothy Green
100. “My Unexpected Life” by Jennifer Gasner
101. “Name I Choose” by Holly Brough
102. “Nature Ninja Saves the Natural World” by Tania Moloney
103. “Navigating Life’s Challenges: Mindful Resilience for Zodiacs” by Luminescence Goh
104. “Nipper” by Peter Massam
105. “No Creas Nada, No Sepas Nada: El Manual de Supervivencia Definitivo de los Trabajadores de la Luz” by Jean-Claude Koven
106. “No Going Back” by Susan Frances
107. “No One Must Know” by Susan Frances
108. “Pacifica” by Richard C. Deason
109. “Peace in War” by Lindsay Ann Fink
110. “Penny and Maria the Donkey’s Journey to the Temple of Athena: A Dream Come True” by Paula Andres
111. “Poems from Heartlands: Special Illustrated Color Edition” by Dr. C. A. Buckley
112. “Poems Pave Our Lives: A Poet Ponders on Personal, National, and Global Issues As Challenges and Lessons!” by Miranda P. Yeoh
113. “Poetic Injustice: A True Story of Forbidden Love” by Jonathan Sure
114. “Praesidium” by Patricia Fors
115. “Present Day Romance Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet Style” by David D E Evans Ph D OAM
116. “Project Tau” by Jude Austin
117. “Queen of the Quantum Realm” by Rhonda Denise Johnson
118. “Raptor’s Revenge” by Jim Malloy
119. “RAT” by Priscilla B. Shuler
120. “Rebecca’s Pleasures” by Veronica Garrett
121. “Reject Self-Serving Power: Helping Others Be Successful and Finding Selflessness in Business, Politics, and Life” by James Michael Matthew
122. “Rivers on Fire” by Paul Buchheit
123. “Roosevelt Banks and the Attic of Doom” by Laurie Calkhoven
124. “Saint Bloodbath” by Frederick Douglass Reynolds
125. “Saved from Dementia” by John Vieira
126. “Sentience Hazard” by Alexandru Czimbor
127. “Six Moons, Seven Gods” by Robert A. Walker
128. “So Good They Call You A Fake: Command Attention, Monetize Your Talent Stack, and Become the Uncontested Authority in Your Niche” by Joshua Lisec
129. “Something New in Cloverville?” by Janet Stuart
130. “Sport: a Stage for Life – How to Connect with the Touchstones of Elite Performance and Personal Fulfillment” by Cristiana Pinciroli
131. “Sprig of White Heather and a Scottish Lass” by Anne Angelo
132. “Stay Safe with Ruby and Reuben” by Sneha Sabu
133. “Story and Structure” by Leon Conrad
134. “Tales from the Bug Guy” by Dr. German Roach
135. “The Adventures of Angel: A Kitten’s Story” by Ross Alan Hahn
136. “The Art and Science of Culture: The Power of Seeing What’s Hidden” by Chad Carr
137. “The Bravest Soldiers” by Elaine Aucoin Schroller
138. “The Christmas Light” by Dian Cooper
139. “The Connection Game” by S.S. Turner
140. “The Dogs are Curling Up Again” by Margaret H. Townley
141. “The Eighteen Years That Didn’t Change Anything” by Enrico Tesla
142. “The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch: A Modern Ranch with an Ancient Secret” by Julia Brewer Daily
143. “The First Unicorn” by Kathleen J. Shields
144. “The Ghost in the Garden” by Alisse Lee Goldenberg
145. “The Human Paradox: It’s Time to Think and Act As a Species” by Gilbert E. Mulley
146. “The Islander” by David W Berner
147. “The Journey Home: Portraits of Healing” by Gabriel Bron
148. “The Joy of Starting School” by Therese Bobe Balchan
149. “The Kindness Guru” by Gar Ying Chan
150. “The Lilacs I Once Knew: Friddie’s Poems” by Roni Rosenthal
151. “The Matters of Friendship” by Rona D. Drinkard
152. “The Medallion” by Priscilla B. Shuler
153. “The Provenance: Astar’s Blade: Part One” by Joe Lyon
154. “The Secret Life of Bears” by Joann Slead
155. “The Secret Life of Santa’s Butterfly Elves: The Magic at Christmas” by Rose Andria
156. “The Soul Machines” by Alexandru Czimbor
157. “The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life” by Dr. D. Terrence Foster
158. “The Surreal Adventures of Anthony Zen” by Cameron Straughan
159. “The True Believers” by Louis Martin
160. “The Unstoppable Artist: Discovering the Artist Inside Yourself” by Barbara L. McCulloch
161. “The Vampire’s Missing Cape” by Steve Stables
162. “The Velvet Hammer” by Chief Justice Belvin Perry, Jr. and Amy Mitchell
163. “This Is Dodger: A Story About the Life of a Rescue” by Dawn R. Smith
164. “Torment: Descension” by Daniel Foster
165. “Tosher” by Adrian Winney
166. “Travels of Mr Cat: The Cat That Loves to Explore” by Jenny Carey
167. “Two Can Play” by Priscilla B. Shuler
168. “Unheard” by Bhavini Bhargava
169. “Vanished on the Vaudeville Circuit” by Carolyn Summer Quinn
170. “Way Worse than Attica” by Dirk Cameron Gibson
171. “Wealth and Privilege” by Jeanette Watts
172. “What I See is Love” by Gabriella Fiorletta
173. “What Is Heaven Like?” by Richard R Eng
174. “What? No Easter Eggs?” by Janet Stuart
175. “When Love Abides Broken: A Memoir of Family Tumult amid Emotional Deprivation, Betrayal, and Divorce” by Aidan Brezovar
176. “When We Push Through Sound” by Geoff Sease
177. “Where the Lilacs Bloom Once Again” by Roni Rosenthal
178. “Who Held the Door Open?: Mentoring Through Life’s Challenges” by Raejean Kanter
179. “William’s Christmas Dream” by Linda Carol Morris
180. “You Have to Live, Why Not Win?” by Dave Ketchen & Larry Thornton

These works represent a wide spectrum of themes and approaches, showcasing the transformative potential of literature.

Esperanza Pretila, founder of Store with a Heart, noted that the release of this list serves as a testament to the enduring contribution of books and their authors in helping tackle complex issues and inspiring collective action in their own special ways. She acknowledged the creativity and contributions of the authors whose works have been recognised.

For more details about this announcement and the Difference Maker award, here’s the link: https://blog.storewithaheart.com/2025/01/09/celebrating-change-announcing-the-2019-2024-difference-maker-award-winners/

About Store with a Heart

Store with a Heart is a global platform dedicated to promoting kindness, compassion, and sustainable gifting. It fosters a culture of giving and social responsibility through curated products, thoughtful campaigns, and its flagship initiatives like the Difference Maker Award, the other Universal Kindness Awards, and the UKindness Magazine set to be launch this year or next year.

About the Difference Maker Award

The Difference Maker Award, one of the Universal Kindness Awards categories, honours books that create significant impact through storytelling. It celebrates works that inspire change, spark hope, and encourage collective action towards a more just and compassionate world. Awardees are recognised for their ability to bring attention to critical issues and ignite meaningful dialogue.

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