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  • The Accidental Stowaway

    The Accidental Stowaway

    Name: Lisa Watkins
    13 August 2022;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    When on the run and seeking a hiding place, Patch runs up the gangway of RMS Glorious and seeks shelter; it is only when it is too late that Patch realises the ship has set sail and she has become an accidental stowaway. Whilst onboard, Patch makes friends from all different backgrounds who ne...

  • The Accidental Stowaway

    The Accidental Stowaway

    Name: Kelly Buxton
    13 August 2022;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    The Accidental Stowaway is a gripping story about an orphan, known as Patch, likened to a parcel that has been passed from pillar to post until it is finally discarded. The story is told from the narrative of Patch, a fiery, strong-willed female protagonist on the hunt for a p...

  • Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy

    Rosie Raja: Churchill’s Spy

    Name: Linda Canning
    05 August 2022;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    If you're looking for a thrilling read, packed with historical information and a diverse range of characters, then look no further than Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy. This offering from Sufiya Ahmed is fast paced, unpredictable and filled with genuine peril. Set during the Second World Wa...

  • Frost Hollow Hall

    Frost Hollow Hall

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    05 August 2022;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    It's a snowy afternoon in February, 1881. Tilly Higgins has taken a dare to skate on a frozen lake at Frost Hollow Hall. She's trespassing and the ice is treacherous: exactly ten years before, a boy drowned here. Suddenly the ice cracks and Tilly too is drowning… until a strange spirit seems t...

  • The Last Whale

    The Last Whale

    Name: Clair Bossons
    04 August 2022;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Abi's involvement in Earth Crisis as a climate activist has led to her being excluded from school. Deciding she needs a holiday, Abi's dad takes her across the North Sea to a remote Norwegian Island to see her grandma and cousins. Much to Abi's dismay, there is no internet connection on the is...

  • Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy

    Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    04 August 2022;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Half-Indian, half-English, Rosina has had to move to England where she is miserable. Her father took her from India when her mother died and she misses the palace she lived in and her aunt, Rani-K, the queen of their kingdom. Things take a dramatic turn when Rosie learns that her father is a s...

  • Running Out of Time

    Running Out of Time

    Name: Jane Rew
    04 August 2022;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Before fleeing their home, Dad tells 14-year-old Alex "this isn't a war for the brave, it's a war for the clever. Because we are up against an enemy who won't let us tell anyone what is happening". He has been gathering evidence so that the world will know the truth about his country's treatme...

  • The Chestnut Roaster

    The Chestnut Roaster

    Name: Lorraine Ansell
    03 August 2022;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    'Strange things are happening in Paris. Gifted children are disappearing and Piaf’s twin brother Luc has forgotten everything, even his family. Piaf is the opposite and remembers everything, from the day she was born to the tiny detailing on someone's coat. Manning their chestnut roasting cart...

  • Lands of Belonging: A History of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Britain

    Lands of Belonging: A History of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Britain

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    03 August 2022;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Publishing for the 75th anniversary of the partition of India (15th August 1947), Lands of Belonging is a unique and balanced exploration of the complex history of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Britain. This is a much needed addition to school bookshelves for many reasons.</...

  • If You Read This

    If You Read This

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    03 August 2022;

    Genre: Bereavement

    When she was alive, Brie's flamboyant mother was always whisking her off on adventures and often making her cringe, too, by dancing or loud singing or other larger than life behaviour. Now she has gone, Brie treasures the memories - even of her most embarrassing behaviour, and misses both her...