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This is the Way the World Ends
Name: Clare Wilkins
19 May 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Attending prestigious Webber Academy in New York, scholarship student Waverly is used to keeping a low profile and fitting in. Academic but with parents in a different financial sphere from her wealthy peers, she works hard and subsidises herself by tutoring. When this brings her into the hall...
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Serpent of the Sands (A Brightstorm Adventure)
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Gan - Princess Ganzorig - has a real taste for adventure and when one of her beloved uncles, King Temur, falls dangerously ill, she sets off in her sky-ship, the Sky-archer, with Slink, a sapient gerbil who has taken a fancy to her and Thorn, a boy who's escaped from the slums of Lontown in se...
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Mindwalker
Name: Linda Brown
18 May 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Mindwalker is a sci-fi debut novel for 2023. The author has packed it full of action and twists and turns making it a fast-paced read. 18-year-old Sil is a 'Mindwalker' who has been trained to take over the minds of field agents and extract them from danger. She hasn't lost a...
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Just Like Everyone Else
Name: Louisa Farrow
15 May 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Aidan is thirteen and uneasy - about his crowded family, about how people at school might think of him and, most of all, uneasy about himself. He thinks that he might be gay but is struggling to admit it, let alone accept it; in fact, he is burying his secret as deep as he can, even from his c...
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Until the Road Ends
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
When Peggy saves a stray, she and Beau, the dog, become inseparable. However, they are forced apart by the war as Peggy and her brother, Wilf, are evacuated to the safely of the coast, leaving Beau- and Wilf's grumpy cat, Mabel, behind in the city on the condition that the animals are not put...
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Grandpa and the Kingfisher
Name: Jo Thomas
15 May 2023;Genre: Bereavement
Grandpa and the Kingfisher is a beautifully illustrated book which follows a little girl and her grandfather over the course of a year along with a family of kingfishers. It explores sensitive themes of loss and grief and also the circle of life which is shown through followin...
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Let's Play Murder
Name: Emelia Age 14
15 May 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Let's Play Murder has to be the first book in a while to have an ending I didn't expect. Well written and exciting, I could easily get back into the book after I had to put it down. The language used by the author is perfect for creating the imagery of the story. The st...
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No Matter What . . . We All Belong
Name: Maria
12 May 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The title of this book, No Matter What . . . We All Belong, is such an important message and needs to be shared with everyone. This is such an inclusive book and I think most children will see themselves somewhere in the beautiful illustrations which also have some sparkly tou...
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How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs
Name: Lucy Hopkins
12 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A very interesting read! How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs is a non-fiction book all about what life is like if you are a detective. It covers all sorts of areas including why detectives are needed, how they look for clues, the process of someone being arrest...
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The Stickleback Catchers
Name: Beverley Somerset
12 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Mimi has been brought up by her grandparents since she was a baby. Now they all live together in a flat over a bowls club in North-East England. Mimi adores her feisty, sparky grandmother, who used to be an opera singer and is a mean skateboarder. So, when Gran begins to behave oddly and forge...
