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  • No Place for Monsters

    No Place for Monsters

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Horror

    In the sleepy, quiet town of Cowslip Grove , nothing out of the ordinary ever seems to happen . Or perhaps unusual and terrifying incidents happen every night... it's just that no one remembers them the next day… The dark truth is that children are disappearing from their beds at night - their...

  • Rudy and the Monster at School

    Rudy and the Monster at School

    Name: Jennifer Bevan
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Young fiction

    Rudy and the monster school is a lovely book about standing up when things are wrong. An excellent story for PSHE discussions around difference and not judging people by the way they look. This is a great short novel to read in class. There are many opportunities to stop and discuss how the ch...

  • Into Goblyn Wood

    Into Goblyn Wood

    Name: Donna Ritchie
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Fantasy

    '. . . Can Hazel unlock her own power to save the Fairy realm?'. That was the part on the blurb that drew me into this book. I could not put it down and finished it in only a few sittings. Hazel, an 11-year-old orphan, lives at the Ditchmore School for the Wretched with other unfortunate child...

  • Pages & Co.: The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co., Book 5)

    Pages & Co: The Treehouse Library

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Milo, the new driver of The Quip (the magical train that can go through Story) and Alessia, the daughter of the evil Alchemist, travel to find the Botanist, who could be the only person who can now help them in their quest to stop the Alchemist from gaining to control over Story. There, Milo m...

  • Wren

    Wren

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Adventure

    Wren lives in an ancient house near the mountains, by the sea in Wales. The house is falling down, and cracks appear all the time. There are also strange noises coming from somewhere deep inside the house. Wren is busy inventing things, copying her mother who died while experimenting with a fl...

  • Rudy and the Wolf Cub

    Rudy and the Wolf Cub

    Name: Jennifer Bevan
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Young fiction

    Rudy and the Wolf Cub is a great short story for children who are moving from picture books to novels. The mix of pictures and chapters helps the book to feel less daunting. Rudy is instantly likeable and you are hoping all turns out well in each chapter. A great book to intro...

  • Mia and the Lightcasters  (The Umbra Tales)

    Mia and the Lightcasters

    Name: Kelly Buxton
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Fantasy

    A fast paced, action packed middle grade adventure story about good vs evil. I love the modern tech-driven twists that this story offers. Mia and the Lightcasters plunges readers into the middle of a game where the objective is to survive by overthrowing the reaper king...

  • The 156-Storey Treehouse

    The 156-Storey Treehouse

    Name: Emma Nelson
    08 October 2022;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    156 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton is part of the supreme 'The 13-Story Treehouse' series which has sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone. Its madcap capers are a joy and the books are perfect for those that love Captain Underpants or Diary of a Wimpy...

  • Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos

    Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    05 October 2022;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos is a fun, pacy new magical adventure series starring 10 year old Ava who inherits Curio house from Great Aunt Enid . A house of that name, of course , is bold to hold treasures, secrets and mysteries… Ava finds a very particular room, full of her a...

  • Midnight Magic: Witch Trap

    Midnight Magic: Witch Trap

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    05 October 2022;

    Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

    The third book in the Midnight Magic series following the adventures of black cat Midnight and owner Trixie. Lovely to read if you are already a fan and want more magic mayhem but also ideal to pick up as a new reader and become acquainted...