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The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Die
Name: Stephen Leitch
05 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
From one of the last holocaust survivors living in the UK comes a touching and insightful story of one boy's experiences of living through the holocaust. Five-year-old Peter didn't realise how his life was about to change in March 1944. As the Nazis invade Hungary, Peter, his family and the ot...
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The Storm Child
Name: Clair Bossons
05 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Storm Child is the eagerly awaited sequel to The Wind Child. It follows Mara and her friend Torniv the bear shape-shifter who are on the run from Koschei - who is trying to kill them. I love the world that the author, Gabriela Ho...
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Last Girl In
Name: Hayley Summerfield
04 May 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Last Girl In is an exciting new sports adventure from Cheryl Diane Parkinson. This book is a celebration of Black British history and women's sport. We are first introduced to the main character - Kerry-Ann - as she is secretly escaping from her bedroom window to meet her best...
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The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 May 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars is an absolute stunner! Told through the eyes of Spartan princess, Gorgo, it is an epic re-telling of the Persian Wars and I loved it so much I almost don't know where to start. The writing is completely...
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Away With Words
Name: Ruth Cornish
03 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
This is an excellent book examining a number of themes in an accessible way for readers of middle grade fiction. Away With Words features a main character who has been forced to relocate from Cadaques in North-East Spain to Fortrose in Scotland after her Papa, Jordi, fell in l...
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Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat
Name: Elen Green
02 May 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat is a fast-paced, fun story for readers developing in confidence. The story centres around Lenny trying to do the right thing, and invariably bringing chaos to any given situation! When the school announces it will be having a Victorian day, and childr...
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Time to Shine at the River School
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 May 2023;Genre: School Stories
It's a new term at River School and Jummy is happy to be reunited with her friends in Nile House, but they are horrified by the smell coming from the Shine Shine River. They are excited to be told that there will be a corn growing competition with a trophy for the best produce, but worried tha...
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Fairytale Ninjas The Glass Slipper Academy
Name: Jen Bevan
01 May 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
A highly illustrated chapter book combining some of our well know fairy tale heroes in a new way. Goldie, Red and Snow live in Hobbleton - a most unmagical place. All Red longs for is adventure but the signs around the town tell them never to leave. All the girls have for entertainment is thei...
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Yesterday Crumb and the storm in the teacup
Name: Emma Nelson
01 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
We begin the tale of Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup with Yesterday Crumb, an orphaned and abandoned young girl living inside a cage - she's part of a circus and her fox-like ears are what makes her an attraction. Yesterday escapes the cage and comes across a strange...
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Skandar and the Phantom Rider
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Having achieved his dream to become a unicorn rider, Skandar Smith is now in his second year at the Eyrie. However, tensions mount as wild unicorns - immortal creatures - are being killed and the words of a truesong, sung at the Saddle Ceremony, seems to cast suspicious eyes in Skandar's direc...
