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  • Go Go Dodo!

    Go Go Dodo!

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    09 July 2025;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    When Dodo takes a stroll through the gentle jungle, across the friendly swamp and over the soothing sea, he is completely oblivious to all dangers, including the very hungry tiger stalking him every step of the way! Perfect for a lively story time, Go Go Dodo! is one of those jo...

  • Things I Learned While I Was Dead: Discover the heart-wrenching YA sci-fi about sisterhood and the ethics of medical science

    Things I Learned While I Was Dead

    Name: Clair Bossons
    08 July 2025;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Things I Learned While I Was Dead is a thought-provoking read; a fabulous combination of science fiction and medical ethics. It is written as a mixture of journal entries, memories and present-day moments and I really enjoyed this format. Calico would d...

  • Runaways: An irresistible story about finding your true home

    Runaways: An irresistible story about finding your true home

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    04 July 2025;

    Genre: Family & Home

    Jamie and July are both 11 and both live in London, but their lives are very different. Both are desperate to get away from home - Jamie to escape something he has done and July to find help for her mother. Each is wary and suspicious of others, but somehow the two form a partnership as they h...

  • Supersized Squirrel: Attack of the Zombears

    Supersized Squirrel: Attack of the Zombears

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    03 July 2025;

    Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

    What's not to love? The very first thing that you are greeted by is the heroes page and the FART (villains) page! Well if children were in any doubt that they wanted to read on, they are clear at this point that this is the book for them! The giggles that you hear the moment that child...

  • Running My Own Race

    Running My Own Race

    Name: Rachel Bolton
    02 July 2025;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    There is so much to unpick in this novel: it's about running, which makes a change from football; it's about family relationships that aren't often written about (a pushy but adoring mother), and it's about fitting into a new school where racism rears its ugly head. It's edgy and at times make...

  • Wigglesbottom Primary: The Popcorn Puppy

    Wigglesbottom Primary: The Popcorn Puppy

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    02 July 2025;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    The latest creation from the Blue Peter Best Story Award writers does not disappoint. Wigglesbottom Primary is clearly the school that every young chapter book reader will want to go to! There is never a dull day, literally anything can happen. Wigglesbottom Pr...

  • Rosa By Starlight

    Rosa by Starlight

    Name: Lorraine ansell
    01 July 2025;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    Rosa's life is turned upside down when her parents are lost in an accident. A strange aunt and uncle arrive and take over her home and her life. As she grows, Rosa struggles to remember her real parents and a life full of love and laughter. With only a magical cat named Balthazar to keep her c...

  • The Girl with Gills

    The Girl with Gills

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    01 July 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Effra is a Larker, people who live on the river and have gills. For obvious reasons they keep away from people who live on land, who they call Lubbers. One day, the Rivermun snatches Effra's little brother and, to keep him safe, she is forced into a terrifying series of encounters to save not...

  • The Hug Button

    The Hug Button

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    01 July 2025;

    Genre: Family & Home

    Matilda is really excited about starting at The Meadows…until it comes to saying goodbye to Mummy. The next day, parting with her is even harder, so Mummy draws a hug button on Matilda's wrist, something to help her cope with her feelings. Heart-warming and positive, The Hug But...

  • Shoot for the Stars

    Shoot For The Stars

    Name: Emma Urbonas
    01 July 2025;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    "A kickass guide to finding confidence in sport", indeed!! Shoot for the Stars is as creative as it is inspiring and I love how it contains biographies of real athletes and stories of them overcoming challenges to achieve their dreams. This book is a lesson in resilien...