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Where the Light Goes
Name: Lorraine Ansell
03 May 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Emmy's left devastated and confused when her famous sister, Lizzie Beck, takes her own life. Faced with hostile media, distant parents, and her own overwhelming grief, Emmy struggles to understand her place in the world without her sister. Where the Light Goes is certai...
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A Game of Life or Death
Name: Louise Baker
01 May 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I'll be honest... I am no gamer. In fact, my experiences of online gaming are limited to watching others interact with those brightly coloured pixels that are becoming ever-more sophisticated. I was concerned that my lack of knowledge would impede my understanding and enjoyment of A Ga...
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Lies We Sing to the Sea
Name: Eileen Armstrong
29 April 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Reimaginings of the Greek myths are currently enjoying an explosion in popularity, fuelled in part by Booktok. This debut novel, Lies We Sing to the Sea, is a dazzling example, inspired by, but not a retelling of, the fate of Penelope's hanged maids from Homer's The Odyssey.</...
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Every Gift a Curse
Name: Linda Brown
10 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Every Gift is a Curse is the final book in the supernatural YA series All our Hidden Gifts; and like the first two instalments it doesn't let you down. Get a copy and get ready for a creepy, at times sinister, rollercoaster ride...</p...
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Stardust in their Veins
Name: Linda Brown
03 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Stardust in their Veins is the second book in the Castles in Their Bones trilogy, by the wonderful YA author Laura Sebastian. In this book, she once again fills the pages with the same secrets, scheming, politics and lies. It's a fa...
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Let's Play Murder
Name: Clair
29 March 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Let's Play Murder is a compelling read. It opens with a rumour of a high stakes, hidden game in the VR world. A door that might appear, one that doesn't quite fit. If it's THE game, you'll know it by the snow... We meet the main character, Veronica, in hospital where it...
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Different For Boys
Name: Stephen Leitch
17 March 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Ant Stevenson is a teenager with questions, questions about friendships and virginity, and this will be a week like no other for Ant and his friends, in this bold, powerful and insightful novel from Patrick Ness. As the new Year 11 starts at St Michael's School, Ant and his friend Charl...
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HappyHead
Name: Ruth Cornish
10 March 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
HappyHead is a fantastic YA dystopian debut fiction book from Josh Silver about a group of unhappy teenagers who are selected to attend a residential community, 'HappyHead', which promotes wellbeing. Or does it.....? Sebastian begins the retreat with a mixture of emotio...
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Stateless
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 March 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of war. In an effort to promote peace in Europe, a youth air race has been arranged. Stella North is the only female among the 12 participants, and as such she has much to prove. On the very first leg of the race, Stella witnesses one of the other planes...
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Tell Me No Lies
Name: Linda Brown
23 February 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Nora and Sophie are sisters but not friends as they now lead very different lives. Nora has Ivy League ambitions, with her straight A results, whereas, Sophie lives to dance and party with her friends. The only thing they seem to have in common is Sophie's boyfriend Garrett, who she saw Nora w...
