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The Girl who Fell to Earth
Name: Maddalena Pretto
23 October 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Aria is a girl who lives with her family in a strange planet called Terros, during a class experiment she discovers that she has human DNA. Since she was very little she has known that her parents think that humans are bad people. One day she is sent to Earth to spread a virus that could kill...
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Sword of the Sun
Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 October 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
When Ben and his family are forced through economic circumstances to move from the city to a remote bit of countryside, what he does not expect is the magic that is lurking all around. Ben starts having dreams and is stalked by crows and an ever-increasing sense of danger and menace. As he unc...
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The Colour of Revenge: Inkheart 4 (hardback)
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 October 2024;Genre: Fantasy
For five years, Mortimer Folchart, the bookbinder, and his daughter, Meggie, have enjoyed living in peace with their family and friends, leaving past events behind them. However, Orpheus Gemelli is determined to wreak revenge on those he believes betrayed him. With the help of an artist, he tr...
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The Twelve
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 October 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Kit and her little sister, Libby, find themselves with their mother on a winter holiday on the Welsh coast. When Libby vanishes, not even their mother can remember her - it is as if she has been erased from the world. Then Kit meets Story, a local boy, who clearly remembers Libby and, determin...
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Whispering Hollow
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 October 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Pippa Newton loves nature and loves the time she spends with her grandfather at his cottage in the woods. Her brother, Jed, used to enjoy these trips as well, but now lacks enthusiasm. However, they arrive to find their grandfather reluctant to let them stay and Pippa soon realises that someth...
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The Haunting of Fortune Farm
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 October 2024;Genre: Supernatural
It's always useful to have a few creepy books to recommend around Halloween - and through the year for those who like their reading spine-tingling. The Haunting of Fortune Farm is a good title to add to old favourites. Edie and her younger brother, Pip, have been sent t...
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The Haunting of Fortune Farm
Name: Jo Clarke
04 October 2024;Genre: Supernatural
In The Haunting of Fortune Farm, Edie and her brother Pip are being looked after by their grandmother, Lolly, in her cottage in Ireland. The landscape of Silent Valley is rugged and full of atmosphere, beautifully presented by the skilful writing of Sophie Kirtley. The reader...
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Tomorrow We Begin: Poems to find yourself in
Name: Sam
03 October 2024;Genre: Poetry
One of the most commonly posed questions in a Lower School English class must be, 'Does it have to rhyme?' Tomorrow We Begin, Matt Goodfellow's powerful insight into the trials and tribulations of teenage life, makes a superb collection of poems that not only answers that repe...
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Murder at Wintertide
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 October 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Murder at Wintertide, a gripping festive thriller, takes the reader on a murder mystery adventure, gathering clues that are fringed with danger. George is going to spend Christmas with his grandpa by the sea. He loves his grandpa and is especially looking forward to the festi...
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Murder at Wintertide
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 October 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This gripping crime thriller set against a seasonally snowy backdrop is just the ticket for a page-turning Christmas read. In Murder at Wintertide, George is excited about a cosy, wintry, family holiday by the sea - especially spending time with his dad and gr...