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Birdie
Name: Louisa Farrow
20 March 2026;Genre: Animals
This heart-warming story has a well-crafted plot that first draws you in and then leaves you with a feeling of satisfaction. Birdie lives in a children's home specifically for the illegitimate children of white English women and black American GI's. Surrounded by others like h...
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Marty Moose: The Great Stamp-ede
Name: Maria Faithorn
20 March 2026;Genre: Adventure
In Marty Moose: The Great Stamp-ede, Marty has a very important job to do: he must deliver the eggstra-special prize to the finish line before the race ends. It sounds simple. This action-packed story keeps readers eager to discover what will happen next as Ma...
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The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery
Name: Michelle Bailey
19 March 2026;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery is a new, interactive graphic novel by Elissa Elwick, aimed at readers aged 5-8 years old. It follows The Gumdrops, guardians of a magical land, on their quest to find a friend for Daisy. The first thing that caught my eye with this book...
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The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail
Name: Amanda Shipton
16 March 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail is the amazing first book in the Elementals series by Love Ssega. This carefully written early chapter book combines all of the elements that you would be looking for from a fantastic children's book - adventure, friendship, discovery a...
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Bridge of Storms
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Tamzin Pook and her friends are on a new mission, heading for the city of Museion to help save it from the predator suburbs which are trapping it in a mountain valley known as the Frying Pan. However, a traitor within the city puts them all in danger, separating Tamzin and the rest of the Fire...
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Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails
Name: Margaret Pemberton
10 March 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
What an absolute delight of a book! If you thought you knew about the young Shakespeare, then you are in for a surprise. Will has ambitions to be a solver of crimes, so when the treasure owned by his neighbour is stolen, he and his best friend Tybalt decide they will have to find the thief. Un...
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Death by Chocolate
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 March 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Coco Bean has been forced to move to a little village in France, where her parents have bought an old hotel. The hotel is haunted by the ghost of the previous owner, who most definitely does not want anyone else living there. Coco is, however, a very determined girl and she decides to investig...
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Death by Chocolate
Name: Alice Drury
09 March 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Death by Chocolate, a mysterious murder-mystery set in a little French village, is an exciting story. We follow Coco Bean as she navigates her new life in a crumbly French hotel in a slow-moving village, the complete opposite to her life in England. Her parents who love all th...
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Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter: The Door of the Dead
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
This gripping adventure story recasts the traditional tales of genies and explores why they might be trapped in lamps and why they might only be able to grant three wishes in a highly inventive and entertaining way. Although it’s the second book in the series, T...
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Dungeon Runners Level 4: Fang Attack
Name: Jane Rew
07 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
In Fang Attack, this latest Dungeon Runners instalment, the Roost Raiders are still cheating, the Trogton Terrors are still mean and Kit's team, Triple Trouble, are still as adorable as ever. Their trusty vampire, Thorn, may not strike terror fear into anyone, but he is willin...
