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  • Vanya and the Wild Hunt

    Vanya and the Wild Hunt

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    03 March 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    One day Vanya's family is attacked by a terrifying monster. When she fights it off, her parents are forced to tell her about a magical world she knew nothing about. Vanya travels to the enchanted school in Auramere and learns about this world and the dangerous creatures that are trying to dest...

  • Rebel Heart

    Rebel Heart

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    03 March 2025;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    In 1645, England is a country torn by war, with families and friends divided as they fight either on the side of the King or Parliament. While Merriweather Price's father is away fighting for King Charles I, her home, Compton Blaize, is besieged by Cromwell's men. Fearful that her step-mother...

  • The Appletree Animal Agency

    The Appletree Animal Agency

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    03 March 2025;

    Genre: Animals

    Wishing on a shooting star for the puppy she desperately wants, Mattie knows it won't happen as her Dad just doesn't believe she is responsible enough yet to properly look after one. However, when she and her friend, Zoe, find a tiny, scruffy puppy in need of help, she rises to the challenge a...

  • Wink, Murder: a Bletchley Park Mystery

    Wink, Murder: a Bletchley Park Mystery

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    25 February 2025;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Mary is reluctantly leaving Bletchley Park, following orders which take her to Bedford and top-secret lessons in Japanese. The only girl in the group, she finds herself befriended by her American study partner, Spencer. Suddenly summoned back to Bletchley, Mary finds herself heading off on ass...

  • Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy

    Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy

    Name: Chinmay Aariv Vayyala
    24 February 2025;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    The book is good - it is interesting and it ignites the curiosity of children

  • The Forbidden Atlas  (Isaac Turner Investigates)

    The Forbidden Atlas (Isaac Turner Investigates)

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    21 February 2025;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Isaac and Hattie are in Paris at the National Archives, waiting to be presented with a special medal for rescuing the world's clocks from disaster when a gunshot sets them off on another adventure, this time on the greatest treasure hunt in history - the legendary hidden treasure of King Louis...

  • Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love: A compendium of spectacularly illustrated tales - a  perfect Valentine's gift!

    Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    21 February 2025;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Combining beautiful illustrations with exciting ten-word stories, Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love is an absolute joy from cover to cover! Perfect for inspiring creativity and sparking imagination, each picture and the combining tiny tale offers endless possibilities for de...

  • The Great Theatre Rescue

    The Great Theatre Rescue

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    20 February 2025;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    12-year-old Charley lives with her father in 1930s London, where he runs The Wren, the smallest theatre in Soho. Charley is about to make her stage debut, but crippling stage fright leaves her wondering if her dream to be a famous tap dancer will ever come true. When her father goes to visit h...

  • Wrong Tracks

    Wrong Tracks

    Name: Sara Sumner
    17 February 2025;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    I read Wrong Tracks with my 10-year-old son and boy did we both love it! For us it had the perfect mix of trains, history and adventure! Wrong Tracks follows the story of young Edward Entwhistle as his paths cross with the Stephenson family as they are...

  • The Great Theatre Rescue

    The Great Theatre Rescue

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    14 February 2025;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Charley's childhood has been unconventional and full of excitement. Her life revolves around The Wren theatre, where, at last, she has a chance to be on the stage, not just behind the curtains. However, when disaster strikes, Charley finds herself bundled off to St Mary-at-Cliffe School for gi...