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Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity
Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
To begin with, a disclaimer. I am not of mixed identity. I found this a very informative read, though, about a neglected subject. For children whose identity is mixed, it is full of empowering explanation blended with inspirational messages from a variety of successful people whose bac...
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The Last Wolf (The Moonhaven Chronicles)
Name: Beverley Somerset
06 March 2026;Genre: Adventure
Jax, Jovi, Esau and Fourth are the Moonlighters. They love their night time adventures, sneaking out after curfew, when the moon is full, to avoid the Nighthawks and roam the streets of Moonhaven. What could possibly go wrong? There have been no sightings of werewolves for almost 40 years!...
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Monsters
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 March 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
When a travelling circus arrives in a remote village, everyone is excited. The Circus of Dreams claims to have the 'Monster of Dreams', a creature so terrifying and grotesque it is hardly to be believed. Otto, a young villager, is as excited as everyone else, but when he and h...
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Runaways: An irresistible story about finding your true home
Name: Zack Age 12
05 March 2026;Genre: Family & Home
I personally think that Runaways is a particularity interesting book. My first reason is the structure. This book does have the normal chapters but it is told from two different perspectives . My second reason is that it is intriguing because you don't know whats going to happen next.
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Nova
Name: Ruth Cornish
05 March 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Chris Bradford's latest offering is an adventure in space. Nova manages to provoke a range of emotions from terror to happiness, curiosity to celebration. The protagonist, Max Nova, is travelling to Mercury with his trucker father when disaster strikes and Max is released in a...
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Advice from a 12-Year-Old Nobody
Name: Ruth Cornish
05 March 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
In Advice from a 12-Year-Old Nobody, Helen Rutter has written a heartbreakingly realistic story about the break up of a family from the main character, Vinny's, point of view. Vinny is struggling to cope with his feelings about the distance felt between him and his Mum...
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How to Speak and Be Heard: A Kids' Toolkit for Oracy and Confident Speaking
Name: Sue Wilsher
20 February 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
The first title in a new series, How To Speak and Be Heard! focuses on oracy, using speaking and listening skills to express yourself. Written in collaboration with the English-Speaking Union, it introduces some of the key skills needed to speak confidently, actively listen to...
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Always Angel
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 February 2026;Genre: Personal Growth
Angel finds school difficult. Well known for her attitude and frequent presence in detention, her reputation goes before her. But really Angel wants to fit in and make friends - and above all, she wants to be back living with her mum. However, with everyone expecting the worst, Angel makes mor...
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Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity
Name: Julie broadbent
16 February 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Podcaster and writer Emma Slade Edmondson's latest book Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity, has been written as an inspirational guide for mixed race children, their parents and carers to help them discover, explore and celebrate their identity. The book has been...
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The Impossible Gladiator (Time Keys, book 3)
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 February 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Whilst enjoying a holiday in Rome, Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are shocked when they hear about the disappearance of a famous illusionist called Kinetic. Having found a newly added line in an old copy of poems, Kinetic's sister, Soraya, is convinced that it is a message from Kinetic, trapped in a...
