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Hotel Flamingo: Frosty Fiesta
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;Genre: Adventure
It's very quiet at Hotel Flamingo as the nights are getting darker, so Anna is delighted when she is asked to arrange a hibernation party for Mrs Turpington, one of the hotel's longest residents. Finding themselves completely snowed in, however, Anna is just feeling pleased there aren't more g...
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The Fear
Name: Ruth Cornish
03 November 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
Despite its short length, The Fear by Tom Palmer manages to convey a heartwarming story with a moral, a well rounded tale with a beginning, middle and end, and an empathic narrative based in the world of youth sport, in only 63 pages. Palmer’s body of work now has yet another...
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Cringe Club: Volume 1 - The start of a hilarious new series
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 November 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Cringe Club is a thoroughly entertaining and engaging contemporary tween/teen fiction, written in the style of whatsapp group chats and lists between the cast of characters. It is a fun, fast-paced and relatable/relevant read for its target young audience. Author Emily Jane Clark cleverly crea...
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 November 2025;Genre: Seasonal
A beautifully charming Christmas picture book, featuring much loved characters from Andy Shepherd's The Boy Who Grew Dragons series. It is so wonderful to see Tomas, little sister Lolli and their dragons, in glorious full colour and bursting with magic, in this sparkling picture book. D...
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Hot Food: Nice!
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 November 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Hot Food: Nice! takes the simple notion that Dad knows everything and gently disproves it. Based on Michael Rosen's much-loved poem, the theme of the story is one that most families will relate to and see the funny side of. Illustrations are beautifully colourful, well sized...
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Witchlight (Witchspark)
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Having saved Huswyvern, her magical home, from the evil machinations of her uncle, Eglantine and other members of Miss Hegotty's Secret Society of Witches are having their meetings there. But Hus is not feeling at all well and is causing chaos with every sneeze. Its undiagnosed condition is re...
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The Last Day of October
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;Genre: Horror
The Last Day of October is a real spine-tingler of a tale! One Hallowe'en, three friends, Cody, Sean and Duri, decide to locate the ruins of the haunted McBride House, the scene of a tragic accident, deep in the woods. Finding the house turns out to be more terrifying than they could ever have...
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Two Birthdays
Name: Lucy Hopkins
03 November 2025;Genre: Friends and family
A nice story about friendship. Boo and Cedric are best friends. When it's Boo's birthday, Cedric makes a huge effort and they have a lovely day. Shortly after, when it's Cedric's birthday, Boo forgets! This book provides a really interesting opportunity for chi...
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A Poem for Every Question
Name: Tina Derry
03 November 2025;Genre: Poetry
A recipe for a perfect way to spend a wintry afternoon: Take 1 book full of clever and witty poems. Add some facts to increase knowledge. Sprinkle liberally with wonderful illustrations…. I LOVED THIS BOOK! The latest work of much loved poet Brian Bilston is ably suppor...
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Paddock Grove: Riding for Gold
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;Genre: Animals
Katie and her horse Sheriff take centre stage in this Paddock Grove episode. Katie is picked to be team captain for the inter schools riding competition. She is surprised and rather overwhelmed, suffering from lack of confidence. Strange things start to happen at the stables and Katie is sure...
