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The Fate of Podkin One-Ear
Name: Jenny CADDICK
03 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
The Fate of Podkin One-Ear is the finale in a stunning nine-book series that I have adored for years. As an adult reading "children's" literature, this series has been like revisiting the books of my childhood that built my love of reading. The Podkin saga is an epic, sweeping...
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Quantum! The Strange Science of the Smallest Stuff in the Universe
Name: Jane Rew
03 November 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
Straight away, children will be enticed by the colourful, zesty cover of Quantum, which hints at both the fun to be had and the new discoveries awaiting us. Our guide is a chatty quark, Q, explains difficult concepts - like the electromagnetic spectrum or the large hadron coll...
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Midnight Treasure: Wolf Crown
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Having beaten the White Prince in the race for the Midnight Treasure and having discovered that they are, in fact, twins, Tibor and Roza now know that they are heirs to the throne of Princeland. However, now mortal, having lost their powers using the Dark Lantern, reclaiming their inheritance...
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SCRAP: Escape From Somewhere 513
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
In SCRAP: Escape From Somewhere 513, the third novel in the SCRAP series, Scrap and his two charges, sisters Paige and Gnat, are still trying to escape from the planet where the girls are the last remaining humans. Their escape is complicated by several robots having vendettas...
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The Merry Christmas Murders: a thrilling new murder-mystery series: Volume 1
Name: Sue Wilsher
30 October 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Brooke is not keen to start her new school. Even with Buoy, her emotional support dog, the experience threatens to be overwhelming. However, having met members of the Neurokind Club, she is willing to try, only to be faced with a murder on her first day. As the body count mounts, Brooke and he...
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Factology: The Maya
Name: Sue Wilsher
30 October 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
Full of fascinating information, this new addition to the 'Factology' series offers a detailed look at the ancient Maya. Starting with an explanation of who the Maya were - and are - Factology: The Maya provides a timeline of events happening in the rest of the world as the Ma...
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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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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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Fear Files: Hide and Seek: A pacy, spine tingling horror adventure
Name: Donna Burkert
17 October 2025;Genre: Horror
Fear Files: Hide and Seek is a freakishly fiendish book for younger readers who like to indulge in age-appropriate horror. Adam is bored, the camping trip with his friend Sol is not what he promised it would be, and now a romp over the fields is proving equally boring...until...
