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The Snowy Penguin
Name: Lizi Backhouse
29 October 2025;Genre: Animals
Bella is going on an expedition to the Antarctic with her mum to study penguins and she is absolutely overjoyed to be doing so! One day, whilst out exploring, Bella comes across a pale brown penguin but before she has chance to investigate it further she notices a ship... And then she stumbles...
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Ghost
Name: Rachel Bolton
29 October 2025;Genre: Supernatural
Ghost is a beautifully written story. It's lyrical in tone and its language conjures spirits and magic throughout. Three girls, Aine, Sarah and Marie, are separated by centuries, but all connected to some woodland where evil lurks. Through the voice and dreams of each, they ar...
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No Cheese, Please!
Name: Wendy Kelly
28 October 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I had no idea there was a gap in the market until this book arrived on my doorstep. It's brilliant! Normally we talk so generally to children about food allergies and why they need to be careful about what they bring in lunch boxes, especially of someone has a...
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My Name is Jodie Jones
Name: Lorraine Ansell
28 October 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Jodie Jones is struggling with school and home life. Traumatized by an incident and harangued by a controlling parent, she uses her love and obsession of words to distract from the myriad of pressures that are being thrown her way. Worried her father is planning to leave and hanging on by a th...
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Art School (in a book): A future artist's guide to contemporary art
Name: Louise Gahan
27 October 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
Art School (in a book) is a vibrant, accessible guide that brings the world of contemporary art into the hands and hearts of young learners. It's not just a book about art; it's an invitation to see, feel, and create. Designed like a virtual gallery, th...
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The Skeleton Puzzle (Goldfish Boy 3)
Name: Louisa Farrow
27 October 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
From Lisa Thompson comes another brilliant, page-turning mystery story. I was so pleased to review this, and it lived up to my (high) expectations. When Jake and his dog Wilson are helping tidy up an elderly neighbour's garden, they uncover a long-buried skeleton. Jake...
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Time Travel Is NOT My Superpower ( . . . Is Not My Superpower 2)
Name: Beverley Somerset
27 October 2025;Genre: Adventure
Sara and her friends live in Walsham, where all of the inhabitants possess special powers. Sara has the power to teleport, and she is slowly learning how to use this ability with the help of her dad. All seems to be going well until she accidentally transports herself and her best friends, Geo...
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Name: Amanda Shipton
24 October 2025;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
You are immersed in the world of Wiskling Wood from the very moment that you open this mesmerising book. It is clear that Harriet's childhood hobbies of drawing and creating miniature worlds for tiny characters were not wasted. In The Diary of Wiska Wildflower:...
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Avalanche
Name: Linda Brown
24 October 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Tom thought a luxury ski resort would be the perfect getaway for him and his mum. However, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare. When kidnappers storm their chalet in search of dangerous technology, Tom finds himself trapped in the snow-covered mountains, caught in a battle for survival....
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Electric Life: Surge
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 October 2025;Genre: Dystopian
Having left Estrella, Alara has been living in London Under for six months. Although desperate to escape the restrictions of the city and feel alive, she is struggling to adapt to her new life and longs to escape to the surface and be free to travel with Jay. But tension is mounting in London...
