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We Are Dragon
Name: Beverley Somerset
21 April 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Rieka is a technical genius who has spent her whole life aboard Constructs. These giant mechanical creatures have spent years battling each other for territory, but now they must join forces to defeat Dragon, a new enemy created by Queenie, a rogue AI programme. Coll, Fillan and Rieka -...
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Wands Away: Spell Class (book 2)
Name: Amanda Shipton
20 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Wands Away: Spell Class is written by the fantastically talented Emma Farrarons. She has masterfully created a world where we join young people on a residential camp, learning magic. What child would not want to be part of that! The way that all of the antics are described dra...
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The Genie Game: Grant wishes. Earn points. Escape the game!
Name: Sue Wilsher
20 April 2026;Genre: Adventure
When she receives a mysterious present on her 13th birthday, Valentine Adesanya suddenly remembers her older sister, Vanessa - but she is the only one who seems to realise that Vanessa, or Mango as Valentine calls her, is missing. With the arrival of a text supposedly from Mango to a boba shop...
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Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
20 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Eliza and the Flower Fairies is the first title in the Fairy Door Diaries, a beautiful, illustrated chapter-book series for newly emerging readers. The first page invites the reader to imagine a magical tiny fairy door and then to open it. On entering the door (or turni...
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Two is a Crowd
Name: Jenny Caddick
17 April 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Two is a Crowd is a brilliant, thought-provoking and sensitively written story with Cath Howe's hallmark empathetic understanding of the emotions and experiences her young readers may be facing in today's society. Two is a Crowd is a tale of transitions and uncertainti...
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The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Marinka has a deep bond with the house with chicken legs which has been her home all her life. Recently, however, the house has started to act strangely so in an attempt to heal it, she plans a feast for a 'guiding', a party to celebrate the lives of the dead before they pass through the Gate...
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The Island Vet (5) - Storm Bird Magic
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
'This world is more magical than we can ever know.' Storm Bird Magic is a well planned and thought-through story where magic, science and adventure combine to create a must read for all young chapter book readers. Although the reading level of this story is aimed at the...
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Greek Boy
Name: Rachel Bolton
17 April 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
Following the success of Roman Boy, Viking Boy and Anglo-Saxon Boy comes Greek Boy, a captivating story which offers insig...
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University of Cambridge: Earth Heroes: 22 Inspiring Stories of People Saving Our World
Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Earth Heroes is about 22 people, or pairs, who are making a difference to the planet through their actions. Some of the people, such as David Attenborough, are very well known, others like Felix Finkbeiner, I'd never heard of. All them have interesting stories and reasons why...
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Diary of a Dreadful Dragon: Volume 4
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Diary of a Dreadful Dragon is the forth book in the fabulous Fairytale Woods series by author, actor and comedian Ben Miller. Throughout this fast-paced chapter book, the audience has been carefully considered. The humour will appeal to the reader, ensuring th...
