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  • The Kingdom Over the Sea: The perfect spellbinding fantasy adventure for holiday reading

    The Kingdom Over The Sea

    Name: Emma
    21 March 2024;

    Genre: Fantasy

    The Kingdom Over the Sea is one of the most gripping, enjoyable, magical books I have read. I felt a strong emotional link with Yara as she struggles through her discoveries in unfamiliar lands and my heart both soared and sank with her. The struggle between the chemists and s...

  • Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery (Marnie Midnight, Book 1)

    Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery (Marnie Midnight, Book 1)

    Name: Summaya Age 10
    21 March 2024;

    Genre: Adventure

    I enjoyed this book because it has lots of mysteries and plot twists. For every chapter I read, I felt excited to read the following chapters to find out what will happen. Overall, this book was really enjoyable for me to read and I loved to read it at home. 224 pages

  • The Insiders

    The Insiders

    Name: Zarah Williams
    20 March 2024;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Perfect book to read, love it, thank you Cath Howe

  • Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs

    Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs

    Name: Maria Faithorn
    18 March 2024;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs is a fun, action-packed novel that will have young readers gripped to the very end. When a very important visitor arrives at school and doggy disaster strikes, it's up to Lenny and his friends to prove Leurwood School is th...

  • Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - The NEW Illustrated Guide

    Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - The NEW Illustrated Guide

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    18 March 2024;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - An Illustrated Guide tells the story of the Knepp Estate in West Sussex and how the owners have allowed nature to return, bringing wildlife back to the estate. Now home to an abundance of creatures, including many rare species, the estate...

  • Pirates of Darksea

    Pirates of Darksea

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    15 March 2024;

    Genre: Adventure

    In Pirates of Darksea, Christopher Reid longs to go on an adventure with Captain Thorne O'Malley aboard his pirate ship, the Stolen Sunrise, in a secret kingdom called Darksea. Followed by his younger brother, Max, he waits on the shore until, realising the Captain isn't comin...

  • Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest

    Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest

    Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
    15 March 2024;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest is the first book in a new series with further titles announced for publication later this year. This engaging, humorous chapter book is a lovely read and I look forward to these new installments. Lola's mum runs an animal sanctuary so...

  • Kevin the Vampire: A Wild and Wicked Witch

    Kevin the Vampire: A Wild and Wicked Witch

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    14 March 2024;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Having read Kevin the Vampire, I was keen to see where Matt Brown took his lead characters and Kevin the Vampire: A Wild and Wicked Witch didn't disappoint. Filled with wonderful descriptive language and crazy c...

  • New Kid On Deck: Pirate Academy #1

    New Kid On Deck: Pirate Academy #1

    Name: Elen Green
    12 March 2024;

    Genre: Adventure

    What a great start to what promises to be a fun, adventure-filled series, Pirate Academy.  In New Kid on Deck we're introduced to a strongly bonded group of children who are training to be - pirates! I love the concept and know many young readers will be hooke...

  • The Tree and the River

    The Tree and the River

    Name: Wendy Kelly
    11 March 2024;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    What an extraordinary book. Entirely wordless, The Tree and the River looks at a particular place in space and time. A verdant landscape, with a winding river and an elegant mature tree. Turn the page, and there is the same scene except a house is now being constructed next to...