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Aliya to the Infinite City
Name: Sue Wilsher
08 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Since the death of her parents, Aliyah has lived in Cairo with her grandfather, Geddo. Recently, he has been acting strangely, disappearing for hours on end and forgetting her birthday. When a mysterious gift arrives, things change dramatically. Geddo is taken away and Aliya finds herself whis...
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Secrets of the Snakestone
Name: Emma Urbonas
07 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
Secrets of the Snakestone is a thoroughly enjoyable read that thrusts you into the underbelly of 1800s Paris, joining two children in their search of a mystical stone to keep it from the clutches of an evil society. Zélie and Jules make for enthralling characters whom y...
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The Dark Portal (no.1 in the Deptford Mice trilogy)
Name: Jane Rew
07 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Dark Portal (book one of The Deptford Mice series) may be a classic, but very many young readers will not have heard of it, let alone read it. Indeed, with its new illustrations both inside and on the cover, it could surely pass as a brand new title and is sure to ignite t...
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Feather (The Twitchers)
Name: Jacqueline Harris
05 March 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Twitchers are back in the final part of their adventures. This time, Ava takes centre stage as she is present during the robbery of rare bird feathers at a museum. The Twitchers join forces to try and get back the feathers before the skins are broken up and sold. At the scene of the crime,...
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Diary of a Big Bad Wolf
Name: Maria Faithorn
04 March 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Just read the first chapter of Diary of a Big Bad Wolf and you will be HOOKED! Join Wolf as he prepares for the start of Spring - a time where he plans to eat as much meat and fairytale characters as he can imagine. There’s just one thing.. It doesn’t go quite to plan and time...
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Pirates of Darksea
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
Pirates of Darksea is a high energy, high drama and electrifyingly exciting epic adventure on the high seas. Prepare to get swept away on the Darksea; join Max as he faces deadly monsters from the water's depths and battles his innermost deepest fears, too. 11-year-old...
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Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls
Name: Beverley Somerset
28 February 2024;Genre: Supernatural
It's 1987 and Lilian Jones is leaving home to start as a boarder at Shadowhall Academy. When she arrives, she finds a cold, creepy building with gargoyles on the gates and endless corridors inside. She soon meets her new dormitory mates, Serena, Marian and Angela, and begins to make friends as...
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Shiver Point: A Tap at the Window
Name: Hayley Summerfield
20 February 2024;Genre: Horror
The second book of Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point Series, A Tap at the Window, does not disappoint. This chilling horror story is a perfect read for any R L Stein fan and ultimately leaves the reader with a hair-raising experience. We return to Shiver Point, the small tow...
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The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts
Name: Jennifer Caddick
20 February 2024;Genre: Adventure
The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts is an absolutely amazing and epic adventure across perilous, peculiar and far flung lands in a race of a lifetime! The competition, known as the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, could not have higher stakes for 12 year old apprentice...
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Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery
Name: Clair Bossons
19 February 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Hide and Seek follows on from Rhian Tracey's I Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery but is a separate historical adventure that can be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. This time, Ned and his mother travel to Manod in...
