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University of Cambridge: Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud: A book about the water cycle
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud is the answer to every child's question of 'Why does it rain?'. Cleverly written using simple sentences with a limited vocabulary, the story can be fully understood by young children. Beautifully drawn and coloured illustrations add to childre...
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Matched Up
Name: Clair Bossons
02 May 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Not being much of a football fan, I didn't expect to enjoy this book quite as much as I did. Matched Up is a really well written contemporary YA sports romance. The characters are well developed and the emotions and dilemmas that they face feel authentic....
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The Doughnut Club
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 May 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Coming of age stories have always explored feelings of not fitting in - but how might those feelings be complicated if you didn't really know who one of your biological parents was, or how many half-siblings you might have? Quinn is 12 years old and donor-conceived. She loves her family...
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My Rice is Best
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Shane loves to eat rice and peas and believes it is the BEST FOOD EVER! However, when he takes some to school for his lunch, he soon discovers that his friend Yinka is just as passionate about jollof rice. So -whose rice is best? <stro...
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University of Cambridge: Secrets of Bees: A Kid's Guide to Hives, Pollination and Electro-Sense (Think Big)
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Beautifully presented, Secrets of Bees is both informative and engaging. The role of bees and their importance is celebrated throughout the book, leaving readers with a deeper understanding of, and respect for, the brilliant creatures. Fabulous illustrations</st...
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Land of the Last Wildcat
Name: Sharon Porter
01 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Puffin is a girl on a mission. She has a family interest in science and loves to investigate things. Her mum is an ecologist and often works away from home, leaving Puffin with her other “family”. After a chance adventure into her mum’s laboratory (into which she is never allowed), Puffin disc...
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The Bear-Shaped Hole
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 May 2025;Genre: Bereavement
If you have not read The Bear-Shaped Hole, this should be the next book you pick up. I have not read such a powerful picture book for a very long time. This beautifully illustrated, rhyming picture book, tackles the difficult topics of preparing to lose a loved...
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I'm Going to Make a Friend
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2025;Genre: Friends and family
A child moves to a new house and is worried about making new friends. How long will it take? What games will they want to play? Will they have their own ideas? In the end, they realise, you just have to give it a go! How to Make a Friend is a delightful, reassuring book which ex...
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Glasgow Boys
Name: Stephen Leitch
29 April 2025;Genre: Social Issues
Set in modern day Glasgow, this powerful novel follows the lives of Finlay (18) and Banjo (17) as they both try to negotiate their ways through life, a life where something as simple as a hug is strange and alien act. Banjo is trying to stay out of trouble long enough (and kee...
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Where Shadows Meet
Name: Eileen Armstrong
28 April 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Some 20 years on from the Twilight phenomenon, a resurgence of the vampire narrative seems timely. The Sunday Times bestseller, Where Shadows Meet, provides an original twist - combining vampire lore with the romantasy subgenre popularised by...
