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Proud
Name: Tanja Jennings
01 February 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
"I celebrate myself, and sing myself" [Song of Myself, Walt Whitman, 1892]. Proud is a triumph. It is a timely LGBTQ+ anthology which celebrates and sings of diversity playing on the readers' senses like a beautiful concerto. The collection, selected by bestselling author Jun...
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Postcards From Valhalla
Name: Stephen Leitch
30 January 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Visions, Vikings, myths, mystery and adventure all combine in this thrilling novel set in the Shetland Isles by master of teen noire and macabre Danny Weston. 15 year old Viggo's plans for the week reached as far as seeing the next Thor movie with his friends. But his...
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Little Bang
Name: Tanja Jennings
22 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Mel and Sid connect when sparks ignite at New Year with a little bang. But the universe has plans that will change everything. As her entertaining debut novel Flying Tips for Flightless Birds proved, Kelly Mc Caughrain has an ability to wr...
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The Invocations
Name: Morgan Harkin
22 January 2024;Genre: Supernatural
In The Invocations, three young women join together to track down an unknown killer who is targeting women marked by magic. With five already dead, these three women must work together to find this unknown killer: Jude Wolf is cursed; Zara Jones is out for revenge; and Emer By...
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Little Bang
Name: Eileen Armstrong
21 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
It's impossible to talk about the exceptional Little Bang without spoilers so let's cut to the headline for those who want to avoid them: you need copies of this book in your school library and all teenagers need (and will need little coaxing!) to read it. Littl...
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Totally Deceased
Name: Lily Bond
12 January 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Totally Deceased is an entertaining murder mystery in which Tilly ends up being haunted by the ghost of the teenage girl who was her heart donor. In the book, Tilly and her ghost (Jess) visit lots of different places to discover why Jess was murdered. The plot develops...
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Emmett
Name: Beverley Somerset
11 January 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Emmett is almost eighteen. Handsome, clever, kind and popular, he has everything going for him. He is happily gay, but does not want a serious boyfriend as he believes that the human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 and thinks that, until then, he will not be able to cope with...
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The Night Hunt
Name: Ophelia McCluskey Gahan
09 January 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Night Hunt is a compelling read capturing both the beauty and the darkness of a world full of Gods and monsters; an unlikely alliance between a Nefa and a Herald paves the way to a deserved rebellion. As a result of their journey, an unexpected relationship blossoms, each...
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All That It Ever Meant
Name: Julie Broadbent
08 January 2024;Genre: Family & Home
When Mati, her two siblings and her father experience the devastating loss of their mother, her father Baba, decides to return to their homeland of Zimbabwe. The family packs up and takes an expedition/road trip across the country to visit some of the amazing sites that the country holds. With...
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Catch Your Death
Name: Rachel Bolton
04 January 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Reminiscent of a golden-age mystery novel and with hidden passageways, family secrets and a snow -trapped group of people, this follow-up to This Book Kills is sure to have readers wondering just what will happen next. Two girls, Devi and Lizzie, each find...
