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Last One To Die
Name: Maddie Age 13
05 May 2021;Genre: Supernatural
Niamh has never left her home country of Ireland and so she has high hopes when she moves to London for a summer of drama school. But on her first night she finds the dead body of a murdered, fellow student and within no time, more girls start to be attacked as well. Soon she realises they all...
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The Yearbook
Name: Lucy Georgeson
03 May 2021;Genre: Bullying
A new Holly Bourne novel is always a cause for celebration and this one is absolutely no exception - I think it's actually her best yet! Year 11 student, Paige Vickers has spent her life doing her best not to be noticed, remaining neutral and not standing out. She steers clear of 'The Awfuls'...
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Feast of the Evernight
Name: Donna Ritchie
01 May 2021;Genre: Fantasy
This sequel to Evernight certainly doesn't disappoint. Larabelle Fox is back, along with Joe (fellow tosher), Bernie Whitecrow and Double Eight, as well as new intriguing characters such as Ivy and Director Younger. Al...
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The Yearbook
Name: Sharon Bolton
01 May 2021;Genre: Bullying
Paige is used to being a non-entity at school and at home, she gets on with her life trying not to draw attention to herself. Her home life is traumatic; she is a victim of emotional abuse and neglect whose brother is idolised whilst she is at best ignored. Paige is a Year 11 student wh...
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Witches Steeped in Gold
Name: Linda Brown
01 May 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Witches Steeped in Gold is a debut novel, about two witches seeking revenge for completely different reasons. Two powerful girls from different sides join together to destroy a common enemy, what could possibly go wrong? The story is told in alternating chapters between these...
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The Supreme Lie
Name: Clare Wilkins
01 May 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
When flooding devastates Afalia and its capital Praesto City is forced to barricade itself behind floodgates, cowardly leader, Madame Suprema, escapes on one of the last trains heading North. Left behind and powerless, her downtrodden husband, Timor is forced into action. With Timor's help, lo...
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The Supreme Lie
Name: Catherine Purcell
30 April 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
In The Supreme Lie, it's 1928 and Afalia faces a natural disaster. Unprecedented rain coupled with unimaginable quantities of snowmelt from volcanic activity has caused the Furca River to burst its banks. The entirety of the Furca river basin, the forests, the sawmills, the we...
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Bone Music
Name: Kristen Hopwood
30 April 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Bone Music is the story of Sylvia who temporarily moves to Northumberland with her mum. At first, Sylvia struggles to adjust to the village in which her mum grew up after being used to the city surroundings of Newcastle. She hears a strange music being played at night and feel...
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Zed and the cormorants
Name: Catherine Purcell
28 April 2021;Genre: Supernatural
A Cornish mystery; cormorants, curses, warm bread rolls and ghosts. Zed's family have moved from London to rural Cornwall to begin a new, idyllic life. In London, Zed's dad was finding himself ever absent due to work commitments, Zed's mum's depression was threatening to overwhelm her, Zed's s...
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When the Sky Falls
Name: Bryony Davies
21 April 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
When the Sky Falls is a thrilling World War II story set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Joseph is sent into the city in 1941 to live with Mrs F, a stranger who does not like children and who is struggling to survive the hardships of war. Mrs F owns a zoo in London w...
