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Hideki Smith: Demon Queller
Name: Stephen Leitch
19 March 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Mythical Japanese creatures, family secrets, school and destiny all come together in this exciting novel by A. J. Hartley. For 15 year old Caleb school is a lonely place, especially as one of the few half Japanese students at Porterfield High School. Despite being raised all-American, fitting...
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The No Girlfriend Rule
Name: Clair Age 14
15 March 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
In The No Girlfriend Rule, Hollis finds herself unable to join her boyfriend Chis and his group's table top game due to their 'No Girlfriends at the table' rule. Eager to continue playing so that she can have something to talk to Chris about, Hollis seeks another group to join...
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Name: Ruth Cornish
15 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Faridah Abike-Iymide's long awaited follow up to her YA novel Ace of Spades will be equally popular and is well worth the wait. Where Sleeping Girls Lie is a combination of a mystery requiring detective work from the main character, Sade Hu...
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The Midnight Clock
Name: Rachel Bolton
14 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The Midnight Clock is compulsive reading! 16-year-old Millie is having to live with her father in his new flat which used to house an infamous women's prison. When the former prison clock begins to strike, Millie finds herself back in 1955, witnessing the final few days of a y...
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Goddess Crown
Name: Julie Broadbent
11 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
This YA fantasy debut novel by Shade Lapite has it all; it is a beautiful love story, it has murder, intrigue, plot twists and despicable villains. Set in the imaged country of Galla, we are introduced to our heroine and the main protagonist of the story, Kalothia. She...
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Where the Heart Should Be
Name: Clare Wilkins
08 March 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
All of Crossan's books are deeply affecting, totally immersive and utterly unforgettable and Where the Heart Should Be is no exception. Where the Heart Should Be is the story of lowly scullery maid Nell and Johnny, English heir to his Uncle's estate in...
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Defend the Dawn
Name: Linda Brown
06 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Defend the Dawn is the second book to the amazing Defy the Night series and once again this wonderful author has produced another rollercoaster adventure... The embers of revolution continue to simmer in Kandala. The country is still...
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One Last Breath
Name: Morgan Harkin
04 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Two teenage girls. A new town. And a pair of 20-year-old cold case murders. Tru, an 18 year old high school graduate, plans on spending her summer with her boyfriend, East. Yet the arrival of the new girl in town, Rio, who shares a diving passion with Tru, causes immediate spark between the tw...
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Shadow of the Wolf (The Blind Bowman 1)
Name: Lorraine Ansell
04 March 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Robin is seven years old, alone and frightened, abandoned by his father one night in the feared Sherwood Forest. Angry, lonely, and surviving on his wits, one day a young girl rushes across his path and their lives are entwined forever. Largely left to live as they please, they fill their days...
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Every Exquisite Thing
Name: Grace Horn
01 March 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The author Laura Steven paints the picture of an old drama school in America filled to the brim with students who have academic validation and who crave fame. The story is told from the perspective of Penny Paxton, daughter of a beloved Icon. The pressure she gets from her mother's fame gives...
