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The Museum of Lost Umbrellas
Name: Louisa Farrow
29 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Hasn't everyone who has seen Mary Poppins thought it would be fun to fly with an umbrella? Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick has gone a step further. Her latest book, The Museum of Lost Umbrellas, weaves the quintessential daydream into a whole racy-pacy story with a feisty heroine, lo...
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The Museum of Lost Umbrellas
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Since her mum passed away, Dilly Kyteler has been living with a foster family. However, a relative has been located and Dilly now finds herself on her way to live with her great aunt Florence in Ollipest. Although her aunt is somewhat formidable, Dilly is delighted to find that her aunt's best...
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Reggie Rabbit: Robbery at the Masqued Ball
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
11 July 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Robbery at the Masqued Ball is the third title in the series about Reggie Rabbit, a would-be detective and his parrot Sidekick Pipsquawk who get caught up in a jewellery heist at a ball hosted by their nemesis, the Masques, the recurring villainous family of raccoons. Written by the aut...
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The Girl with Gills
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
In The Girl with Gills, Effra and her brother, Fleet, are part of the larker community - people with gills who search the banks and depths of the River Yore for lost items to trade. Since the death of her beloved grandfather, 13-year-old Effra has looked after her younger brot...
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The Wood Where Magic Grows
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 July 2025;Genre: Magical Realism
Iggy is facing a lot of changes. After his mum had a 'whirlwind romance' with Mitchell, he is living in a new house and has a new, very lively little brother, Cal, who he is sharing a room with. Although Iggy isn't very confident in his new role as big brother, Cal is full of enthusiasm for ev...
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The Last Journey
Name: Alice Drury
09 July 2025;Genre: Animals
From the start, The Last Journey both educates and entertains the reader as it is told from the perspective of a cat, Pusskin. The author has clearly done her research and perceptively engages the reader in Pusskin's world. Elements of how cats have been seen throughout histor...
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The Dawn of Adonis: follow-up to When the Sky Falls
Name: Linda Brown
07 July 2025;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Dawn of Adonis is the powerful prequel to the deeply moving story, When the Sky Falls. Once again this magnificent children's writer feeds the reader a rollercoaster of emotions with this emotive, nail biting read… The novel explores the heart-wrenching story of Ado...
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Runaways: An irresistible story about finding your true home
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 July 2025;Genre: Family & Home
Jamie and July are both 11 and both live in London, but their lives are very different. Both are desperate to get away from home - Jamie to escape something he has done and July to find help for her mother. Each is wary and suspicious of others, but somehow the two form a partnership as they h...
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The Week Junior Ultimate Puzzles and Quizzes
Name: Elen Green
04 July 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
This puzzle book from The Week Junior newspaper stands out for its format, a mix of photographs, fact boxes and drawings that make the puzzles and quizzes (over 100 of them) something that children will want to dive into this summer. The puzzles are sorted into sections...
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Skrimsli
Name: Lorraine Ansell
03 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
A little tiger cub is saved by a boy named Owl, who is called 'freak' and lives in the circus. So begins a relationship that will traverse across time and place. Born under the watchful gaze of the evil and tortuous ringmaster, the cub Skrimsli is separated from his loved ones and coercively f...
