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The Twelve
Name: Ruth Cornish
04 November 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Twelve by Liz Hyde is a beautifully crafted middle grade book with an enticing, atmospheric cover illustrated by Tom de Freston. Although this novel is a mixture of adventure, fantasy, magic and mystery, I agree with author, Hannah Gold, in her own review soundbite, that t...
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A Beginner's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 November 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
This is a guide to choosing a pet that has been completely turned on its head. A Beginner's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet recommends all the most dangerous and unsuitable pets - the crocodile is quiet and peaceful, whilst regular pets are trouble. The rabbits are even plot...
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On The Wall
Name: Jo Clarke
01 November 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Starting secondary school can be a daunting time; many young readers will relate to the feelings of anxiety, the pressure to 'fit in', the fear of standing out, the fear of being overlooked. But Finley is 'happy everywhere. And happy all the time'. When Finley begins the new stage of ed...
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The Search for Carmella
Name: Elen
01 November 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Search for Carmella is an exquisite picture book that takes us deep into the ocean on a search for the mythical Carmella. However, we also learn that marine biologist Dr Rose is so committed to the search that she fails to notice all the other beauty around her, until fell...
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The Arctic Fox
Name: Laura
01 November 2024;Genre: Animals
Ellie and her family are about to travel to Lapland for their Christmas holidays, and Ellie is excited for the special family holiday. On a school visit to a museum before the end of term, Ellie becomes intrigued by the idea of arctic foxes and after some research finds that they are still rar...
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Oliver's Great Big Universe
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
01 November 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Oliver's Great Big Universe is the first title in the series about 11-year-old Oliver. The series follows in the footsteps of characters such as the Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates with its first-person, heavily illustrated, humorous diary-style format. This book tells the stor...
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Space: From Sputnik to the International Space Station
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Space: From Sputnik to the International Space Station starts by looking at rockets with labelled diagrams, supporting readers in identifying their components. It then follows the development of space exploration from Sputnik, the first satellite in in space to manned pace fli...
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Podkin and the Tentacled Terror
Name: Jenny CADDICK
01 November 2024;Genre: Fantasy
A return to the World of Podkin One-Ear is always an absolute joy and offers a totally immersive reading experience, taking you into an amazing fantasy world. Podkin and the Tentacled Terror is the eighth in this thrilling, adventurous and heart warming quest by Podkin to def...
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Old Wounds
Name: Stephen Leitch
30 October 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Set in small-town America, Old Wounds is a creepy, thrilling and thought-provoking novel following trans teens Erin and Max who are trying to get to California. Erin isn't quite sure why she's here as she's not spoken to Max in the two years since they broke up, but Max needs...
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How to Survive a Horror Movie
Name: Lorraine ansell
29 October 2024;Genre: Horror
Charley is starting over in a new boarding school on a remote island. Luckily her roommate shares her love of horror movies, and they bond over Slasher Saturday movie nights. Tormented by the popular and rich girls, and trying to reinvent her shady past, things take a rapid turn for the worse...
