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The Lion Cub's Secret (The White Giraffe Series: Book 2)
Name: Rachel Bolton
07 November 2025;Genre: Animals
It's difficult not to wish fiction was reality when reading this gorgeous story about a rescued lion cub, snatched from a South African game reserve. The Lion Cub's Secret is the second book in the "White Giraffe" series (although it isn't necessary to have re...
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Spin a Story
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 November 2025;Genre: Short reads
Perfect for National Non-Fiction November, Spin a Story offers a wonderful mixture of true tales, riddles, poems, fun facts and jokes with the added enjoyment of a spinner on the cover to help you choose which category - Wonder, Explore, Laugh or Ooh - to select! Spinni...
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Wild Journey
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 November 2025;Genre: Family & Home
Starlings swoop and swirl their way through the stories of five children living in five different countries, linking their experiences as they experience their own journeys, as exciting and demanding as those of the birds soaring above. With its beautifully composed, wa...
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The Snow Girl
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 November 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Sophie Anderson conjures up magic by recasting traditional folklore into absorbing stories that feel fresh and modern, yet timeless. This glittering story joins the ranks of beautiful art, music and writing inspired by the Russian fairy tale of the Snow Maiden, or Snegurochka....
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Anisha, Accidental Detective: Christmas Chaos
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 November 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The eighth book in the delightful Anisha Accidental Detective series is a Christmas seasonal super sleuthing, joyful mystery. A detective genre for those young detective readers who like their adventures fast-paced, family orientated an...
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Role Model
Name: Jenny CADDICK
04 November 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Elle McNicoll simply excels in her books featuring young neurodiverse female characters. Her books grip the reader and lay bare the neurodiverse experience and reality of young people's lives, which she both celebrates and explores through her narrative. The neurodiverse inner mind faces an of...
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The Merry Christmas Murders: a thrilling new murder-mystery series: Volume 1
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Brooke is starting a new school, doubly difficult because it is the end of a term and she is neurodiverse. But just as she joinns, the head teacher is murdered and Brooke, along with her new friends from the Neurokind Club at the school, decide to crack the case. As Brooke and her mothe...
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A Reindeer called Joy
Name: Sara Sumner
03 November 2025;Genre: Animals
A Reindeer Called Joy is the latest instalment in the Jasmine Green series, perfect for a cosy Christmas read. Jasmine and Tom find themselves caught up in a Reindeer rescue, which leads to a brand new friendship with baby Reindeer, Joy. With the school's Winter Wonderland ext...
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Wild Journey
Name: Alice Drury
03 November 2025;Genre: Family & Home
Wild Journey is a thoughtful collection of stories linked together by the migration of starlings across the globe. Starting in Egypt and travelling through Morocco, Spain, France and England, it follows the lives of five different children. In each story, the starlings inspire...
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The Snow Girl
Name: Margaret Pemberton
03 November 2025;Genre: Friends and family
This magical tale, based on a Russian folk tale, was first published in 2023 (in hardback) but it has thankfully now arrived as a paperback, just in time to make a wonderful Christmas present for some lucky young readers. The Snow Girl is the story of young Tasha who, a...
