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Game Over
Name: Jane Rew
30 September 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Game Over is a story that grabs even reluctant readers' interest and attention from start to finish. Furthermore, its uncomplicated writing style and easy-to-read font mean that many will want to devour this in one sitting, especially if they are fans of footb...
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The Last Bard
Name: Donna Burkert
26 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
The Last Bard is a wonderfully rich tale of the tragedies faced by Will Davenant as he discovers that he is the last living relative of William Shakespeare. He's faced his share of terrible times and the most recent event brings Will and his mum to his grandad's flat at Arden...
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The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures)
Name: Jacqueline Harris
26 September 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Christopher returns to the Archipelago in order to save the dragons, who are mysteriously dying. His story is bound up in that of Anya, a princess in mortal danger who is somehow connected to what is happening to the dragons. Christopher and Anya must work together with some of the mythical cr...
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Midnight Treasure: An immersive fantasy about werwolves and vampirs
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 September 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Baron Ambrus is a powerful vampir, who lives in luxury in the House of Gold. With him live two orphans, Tibor, a werwolf, and Rosa, a vampir, who the Baron transformed into a dog to act as Tibor's companion. When a powerful wizard, Kira Halim, visits them, bringing a magical statue, Tibor is t...
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The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 September 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
Phoebe has inherited her love of art and stories from her grandmother, Cass, spending much time with her in the sunny studio where they paint and share Greek myths. But Cass is struggling to remember things and has to go into a home. When Cass's home is sold, Phoebe pays it one last visit and...
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Dracula and Daughters
Name: Margaret Pemberton
18 September 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
Just when you think you know the work of Emma Carroll, she throws you a curveball and produces this fabulous gothic tale, with a very different take on the family of Dracula. Dracula and Daughters begins with Mina sneaking over to the town cemetery in...
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Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull in The Beast from Beneath
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Malory Vayle is getting used to her new powers as a necromancer, but still has a lot to learn about her new, very talkative and self-obsessed, friend, Maggoty, a skull with a penchant for wigs. Having made the mistake of walking past a shop called 'Les Wigs', Maggoty is now determined to own t...
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Sin Bin Island - an unmissable adventure from the Red Dwarf co-creator
Name: Elen Green
16 September 2025;Genre: Adventure
Well, what an adventure! Sin Bin Island, written by the co-creator of Red Dward is, as you'd probably expect, full of action, humour and warmth with characters who could step out of the pages. I loved it. When orphaned Jack Digby is sent to Cyril Snigg...
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The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good
Name: Beverley Somerset
15 September 2025;Genre: Friends and family
At the start of The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, Fran is not looking forward to spending a week with her aunt, uncle and her horrible, bossy cousin Imogen while her parents are away on business. When Fran arrives, she finds to her amazement that not only is Imogen mis...
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The Ship of Cloud and Stars
Name: Philippos Age 11
12 September 2025;Genre: Adventure
The Ship of Cloud and Stars is a fantastic story based on science fossils seeds and the empowerment of women. At first I really didn't read books so I said that If I read this book and if I liked it I would start reading so I read it and I really enjoyed it - now I am reading...
