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Into Thin Air
Name: Sam
24 August 2026;Genre: Family & Home
In Into Thin Air, Luna's family is going through a tough time; money is short and her parents have had to close the family café and find work elsewhere. They are clearly unhappy and this is beginning to impact upon Luna and her sister, Jade. Luna dreams of becoming an a...
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Myths and Legends: The Heroes, Gods and Monsters who Shaped our History
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 August 2026;Genre: Myths & Legends
Combining a wealth of information with a range of fun activities, Myths and Legends: The Heroes, Gods and Monsters who Shaped our History is perfectly pitched for myth-curious minds of all ages! The contents page is presented as a timeline, showing the...
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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 August 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
With the Bayeux Tapestry currently on loan from France and displayed in an exhibition at The British Museum, The Bayeux Tapestry: The Graphic Novel offers the perfect way of engaging children (and adults!) with, and helping them understand, this incredible historic artifact.</...
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Python: The New Recruit
Name: Sam
14 August 2026;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Python, The New Recruit is addictive, fast paced and exhilarating. Jam packed with plot twists, hidden identities, secrets and lies, this all-action, young spy thriller is exactly what every fan of the brilliant Bite Risk series...
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The Detention Diaries: Worse than Jail
Name: Beverley Somerset
12 August 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Arthur Guppy is having a tough time! The school axolotls, Wet Willie and Mad Maxolotl, have been kidnapped. Miss Clench, the head teacher, is distraught and, even worse, Arthur has become the prime suspect in the disappearance. With the help of his best friend, Carlos Chickens, Arthur is deter...
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The Summer My Wishes Came True
Name: Sam
12 August 2026;Genre: Magical Realism
Ayesha can't wait for Summer Camp. This summer will be her first time away and she and her best friend, Nikki have already sorted the outfits they are going to take with them, even before Nikki went to New York with her 'dreadful' stepmother. However, when Nikki returns from her time in New Yo...
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My Book of Jewish Festivals
Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 August 2026;Genre: Seasonal
My Book of Jewish Festivals is a lovely book, with delightful illustrations, that captures the joy and essence of major Jewish festivals. It is a non fiction text, however it is written in a very chatty and accessible way, using all the Hebrew vocabulary (with how to pronounce...
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Outlaws
Name: Beverley Somerset
07 August 2026;Genre: Friends and family
Robyn, Will and Scarlet are in Y8 at Sherwood High School. Robyn's parents have split up and her father is working abroad, so Robyn lives with her Grandad above his bike shop, where she loves helping to fix bikes with him. Scarlet is in foster care; she really likes her new foster parents and...
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And Now We Run
Name: Sam
21 July 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
And Now We Run by Nicola Penfold is an action-packed page turner, driven by compelling, believable characters in their life-or-death race against time. The story is superbly set in the awkward early days of secondary school, when friendships are tested, and finding your...
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Michael Rosen's NICE! Poems
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 July 2026;Genre: Poetry
In his introduction to this book, Michael Rosen explains how it has evolved from an original book of his poems called 'The Hypnotiser', published in 1988 and now out of print. Having posted performances of many of these poems on YouTube, they quickly gained in popularity, leading to this new e...
