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The Bear and the Hare and the Fair
Name: Amanda Shipton
24 April 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
If you are looking for a fun tongue twister, look no further that The Bear and the Hare and the Fair. This rhyming story is full of fun, humour and fast-paced adventure. The brightly coloured illustrations will appeal to the younger reader, the characte...
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Ember Spark and the Unicorn's Secret
Name: Beverley Somerset
24 April 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Ember Spark and her best friend, Arno Whisper, are apprentice vets to magical beasts. When Ember's pet nibblesqueak, Forty Winks, begins to behave oddly, Ember and Arno investigate and find themselves whisked off to the Amazon rainforest. The villainous Tabitha Bone is using magical beasts in...
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Frog can Float
Name: Louise Gahan
23 April 2025;Genre: Early Skills
What would you do if you saw ice cream on the other side of the river? Well Frog and his friends have exactly that problem to solve. Together they must find a way to float across. Frog Can Float is a brilliant book which introduces early readers to the concept of floati...
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Odd Girl Out
Name: Clare Wilkins
23 April 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
15-year-old Maaryah is a fish out of water, plucked from a life of wealth and luxury in Dubai and thrown into a state secondary in Essex. Already reeling from the unfathomable breakdown of her parents' marriage and the lifestyle shift it has necessitated, she is soon navigating a new school, f...
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The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day
Name: Jessica Bunney
23 April 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Rabbit, The Cloud and the Rainy Day is brought to us by the creator of the VERY well-known The Rabbit, The Dark and the Biscuit Tin. It's great to re-encounter the well-loved rabbit again! Rabbit has plan...
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Not That Kind of Hero
Name: Sam
21 April 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
If you know a young YA romantic, then this is the book for them this summer. Not That Kind of Hero by Alexia Casale is a lovely read. The story has a dual perspective for Orla, the story's main protagonist, as part of a blended family, alongside her internal s...
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Wolf Mountain
Name: Jacqueline Frances Harris
21 April 2025;Genre: Historical Fiction
Tuuli is travelling with her wolf, Lupa, to try and find Andar's people. Before he was killed, Andar gave the impression that his people were in danger, so Tuuli has set off to find them and may be help. The journey is fraught with dangers for a lone traveller and the weather is strange, with...
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The Boy At The Window
Name: Ruth Cornish
21 April 2025;Genre: Supernatural
From the very first page this book had me hooked. As the story develops so does the sense of alarm until the final twist and…. No! I’m not going to spoil the ending for you! Suffice to say, The Boy At The Window is a nerve-jangling, page turning, ghost story.<...
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Captain of Fates (Twin Crowns, Book 4)
Name: Linda Brown
18 April 2025;Genre: Adventure
Captain of Fates is a spin-off adventure from the wonderful Twin Crowns series and in this standalone novel, author Katherine Webber has done it again. Her words are like the mermaids song that she describes… they will simpl...
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I Am Raven
Name: Jacqueline Frances Harris
18 April 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Brann used to fly with Raven, but now Raven is gone, destroyed by Dragon. Brann is with Cub, lead by Coll, who was once a Wolf. Brann's crew is missing and so, when given the opportunity to go with Cub to the North to find out what has happened to them, she is desperate to go, even though she...
