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Cruise Ship Kid: Thief At Sea!
Name: Laura Richards
22 July 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Cruise Ship Kid: Thief At Sea! is a funny yet heartwarming story of Silver, a young girl navigating life and friendship on board a cruise ship, inspired by Emma Swan's own childhood experience. Told in the popular diary format, but with an interactive twist, this book is very...
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Wish You Dead
Name: Kimberley Lawson
21 July 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Wish You Dead is an enjoyable take on the school friends/murder mystery genre, with a witchy twist and characters inspired by Arthurian legend. Four years after being abandoned by her mother on her previously unknown father’s doorstep, Morgana Merrick has successfully r...
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The Tour at School (Because You're the New Kid!)
Name: Wendy Kelly
18 July 2025;Genre: Friends and family
The Tour at School (Because You're the New Kid!) is a brilliant book for any point in the year but will be especially useful in September! It follows a very confident young lady as she gives the (very nervous) new kid in school a tour. She makes each area come alive with an an...
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The Hug Button
Name: Stephanie Gladdish
17 July 2025;Genre: Family & Home
A beautiful book about separation anxiety and those first few days of nursery! Matilda is excited about starting nursery, until she arrives and says goodbye to Mum - that’s when the anxiety creeps in. The next day, finding it hard to say goodbye, Mum draws a button on Matilda’s wrist and tells...
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Spiders
Name: Charlie Lyonette
15 July 2025;Genre: Adventure
I think this is a great book for kids who love horror films but who may not be able to watch them. It is also a great book for anyone who is interested in this type of thing or just wants to try something new.
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Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 July 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! is the latest title from the brilliant team of Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker. Full of fascinating facts, this is the perfect book for every entomophile - and even those less keen on our insect friends! Children are fascinated by 'creepy crawlies' a...
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Reggie Rabbit: Robbery at the Masqued Ball
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
11 July 2025;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Robbery at the Masqued Ball is the third title in the series about Reggie Rabbit, a would-be detective and his parrot Sidekick Pipsquawk who get caught up in a jewellery heist at a ball hosted by their nemesis, the Masques, the recurring villainous family of raccoons. Written by the aut...
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Augmented: A thrilling YA sci-fi packed with romance and rebellion
Name: Sam
11 July 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Augmented is a fast-moving dystopian sci-fi read that will undoubtedly appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. The book's main protagonist, Akaego, is a skilled coder who is recognised by the governing system for her rare and highly prized...
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The Poetry World of John Agard
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 July 2025;Genre: Poetry
This incredible book contains eighty of John Agard's poems, selected from eight of his previous collections. It is an absolute treasure trove of poetic joy, deserving a place on every library, classroom and home bookshelf. The Poetry World of John Agard...
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The Girl with Gills
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
In The Girl with Gills, Effra and her brother, Fleet, are part of the larker community - people with gills who search the banks and depths of the River Yore for lost items to trade. Since the death of her beloved grandfather, 13-year-old Effra has looked after her younger brot...
