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The Experiment
Name: Emma Urbonas
07 January 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
The Experiment is a thought-provoking dystopian novel, perfect for ages 10+, that mixes science fiction with very real emotional questions. Rebecca Stead tells a story that slowly reveals its secrets, encouraging readers to think carefully about what they're being told - and w...
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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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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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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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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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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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Killer
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 December 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Tanya Landman, a welcome, reliable and regular author with Barrington Stoke, has written an excellent and moralistic short story about jumping to conclusions and paying the price. In the style of a fable, Killer fills the brief tale of a Prince and his faithful dog, Gelert, with drama,...
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Paddock Grove: A Pony to Own
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 December 2025;Genre: Animals
Georgina - known as George - is delighted to have been awarded a scholarship at the prestigious Paddock Grove school with its elite equestrian programme. She is allowed to take her own pony with her and hopes her parents will buy Timmy, the horse she has been riding for some time. However, the...
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The Case of the Dreaming Dragon (Elemental Detectives 3)
Name: Beverley Somerset
27 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
In an alternative London, guarded by Elementals – airy Fumis, fiery Dragons, watery Chads and earthy Magogs – children are going missing. They are being lured away by red-eyed rat-children and locked away in the Tower of London. Marisee and Robert, the Elemental Detectives, know that they have...
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Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale
Name: Louisa Farrow
21 November 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
Meet Mat o'Shanter. Rascal. Hooligan. Kid. It is always a pleasure to read - and then review - a book that is a little bit different, that draws you in by being unique and surprising. Mat o' Shanter: A Cautionary Tale is a narrative poem combined with a very relevant autobiogr...
