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The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream
Name: Beverley Somerset
05 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream is a well-written and cleverly plotted novel, combining horses and riding with a family mystery story. Lottie Manderson loves spending time at Wild Hill, her grandparents' livery yard, where her beloved pony Patch, is stabled. He...
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Small Poems for Big Imaginations
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 January 2026;Genre: Poetry
Small poems are fabulous fun / So I thought I would write this one / It will not be long I think / Cos my pen has run out of . . . So begins this fun collection of poems, Small Poems for Big Imaginations, which would make an excellent addition to any poetry she...
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The Golden Monkey Mystery (Secrets of the Snakestone)
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Roma lives permanently at Miss Oliphant's School for Young Ladies in the middle of the Kalabon jungle. Her mother died in childbirth and Roma dreams of becoming a doctor and specialising in treating women. Unfortunately, all the places are reserved for men. Undeterred Roma does all she can to...
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Magpie Girl
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Completely enchanting, Magpie Girl is an absorbing book which would make a excellent story time read! Safely back home in Maidswell after having mysteriously disappeared, Lavender Wild has no memory of her time away from home, but is able to speak to birds and has beaut...
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The Not-So Great Escape
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
The Not-So Great Escape is a funny, heartwarming and sensitively written novel. 12-year-old Hedley lost his mother in a car crash a year ago. His father took to his bed following the accident and never leaves their flat. Hedley is having trouble coping; he sees the worst-case...
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Honey's Hive: Bee a Leader
Name: Jennifer CADDICK
01 January 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Another delightful adventure in the charming, lively and environmentally-engaging series about young bee, Honey, and her hive community. Honey and friends have the task of accompanying and guiding a group of younger bees through their very first Bee Camp adventure and e...
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Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Finn's life seems destined to be a series of epic fails. Year 7 is plagued with boring lessons and evil teachers, while at home he has to contend with a unicorn-obsessed, evil little sister, a muscle-bound, vain older brother and a father who, since the divorce, has taken up wearing Lycra. Arm...
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Ella Jones vs the Battle Noise
Name: Donna Burkert
15 December 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
Ella Jones vs the Battle Noise is a wonderful adventure steeped in Greek Mythology. Ella Jones, once again, finds herself the only person who can pitch herself in a battle, this time against the Greek god Homados. With the Eye of Horus protecting her, her trusty dog Maisie gui...
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Tomorrow's Ghost
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 December 2025;Genre: Historical Fiction
Set in the long, hot summer of 1976, Tomorrow’s Ghost is a wonderfully atmospheric story which connects two girls, both orphaned, across time. In the summer of 1976, Anna wakes from a strange dream to hear her aunt Maggie making plans to send her away for the summer to...
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Witchlight (Witchspark)
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 December 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Eglantine Bury lives in a magical house, Huswyvern, which is the headquarters of Miss Hegotty's Secret Society of Witches. To Eglantine's dismay, Huswyvern - Hus - has caught a cold, and his gigantic sneezes are causing chaos. None of the spells Eglantine has tried have cured him, and she is a...
