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  • The Letter with the Golden Stamp

    The Letter with the Golden Stamp

    Name: Elsie Age 12
    25 September 2025;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    This book is sooo good. I really recommend for a pre-teen reader. IF YOU LOVE READING HERE YOUR BOOK IS!

  • Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom

    Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom

    Name: Sam
    22 September 2025;

    Genre: Horror

    Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom by P.J.Killburn is a great book to re-inspire Year 7 readers, with its mix of ghosts, humour and a smattering of Jamaican culture making this a highly entertaining read. The only downside to this fab read is that my ability to recreate the Jamaican pat...

  • The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam

    The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    19 September 2025;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    Phoebe has inherited her love of art and stories from her grandmother, Cass, spending much time with her in the sunny studio where they paint and share Greek myths. But Cass is struggling to remember things and has to go into a home. When Cass's home is sold, Phoebe pays it one last visit and...

  • Dracula & Daughters: Sink your fangs into a brand new adventure series

    Dracula and Daughters

    Name: Margaret Pemberton
    18 September 2025;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    Just when you think you know the work of Emma Carroll, she throws you a curveball and produces this fabulous gothic tale, with a very different take on the family of Dracula. Dracula and Daughters begins with Mina sneaking over to the town cemetery in...

  • The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    15 September 2025;

    Genre: Friends and family

    At the start of The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, Fran is not looking forward to spending a week with her aunt, uncle and her horrible, bossy cousin Imogen while her parents are away on business. When Fran arrives, she finds to her amazement that not only is Imogen mis...

  • Uncle Zeedie (The Blood Texts, book 2)

    Uncle Zeedie (The Blood Texts)

    Name: Emelia Helliwell
    12 September 2025;

    Genre: Horror

    Two siblings caught between divorcing parents spend some time with their Uncle Zeedie in a house in the woods. What could go wrong? Uncle Zeedie is a family friend and godparent to George and Lacey. George has found that, ever since mum and dad have been feuding, he keeps seeing or sensing thi...

  • The Ship of Cloud and Stars

    The Ship of Cloud and Stars

    Name: Philippos Age 11
    12 September 2025;

    Genre: Adventure

    The Ship of Cloud and Stars is a fantastic story based on science fossils seeds and the empowerment of women. At first I really didn't read books so I said that If I read this book and if I liked it I would start reading so I read it and I really enjoyed it - now I am reading...

  • Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe

    Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe

    Name: Clair Bossons
    09 September 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    If you enjoy fantasy, magical worlds and LGBTQIA+ stories, Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe will appeal. CB Lee creates a world of spellcasting that is filled with wyverns, pixies and imps. A world where universes collide and portals can open. The story follows Kat a...

  • Wintour's Fate

    Wintour's Fate

    Name: Sam
    08 September 2025;

    Genre: Adventure

    Picking up the story right where book 1 finished, Wintour's Fate is a super fast-paced, all-action adventure. However, if you haven't read the first book in this trilogy, then you may well find yourself rather lost for the first four or so chapters. Wintour's Fate jumps...

  • Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom

    Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    05 September 2025;

    Genre: Horror

    This pacy debut novel - the first in a new series - is a celebration of Caribbean culture and folklore and a riff on the duppy stories of the region. Jermaine longs to be a horror movie director so, with the help of his friends, he is spending his Easter holidays shooti...