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Name: Louisa Farrow
13 February 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Anya's mum works alone on a small boat but she is always home by nine - until one stormy evening she doesn't return. Anya rows out to look for her and above the waves she sees a strange window of light which she feels compelled to touch. Suddenly, the storm falls eerily silent. Anya gets home...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
13 February 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Meredith and Macy live at the Ivy Hotel in Dublin, a much loved institution with a friendly staff, where their mum is the general manager. The girls love living here and enjoy plenty of perks and fun. However, when new owners more interested in profit than tradition appear, it seems as through...

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Name: Louise Gahan
13 February 2026;

Genre: Friends and family

Rock and Roll is a charming, humorous picture book that offers young readers a gentle lesson about friendship, differences, and the importance of looking beyond first impressions. With its playful tone and expressive characters, the story is well‑suited for early childhood and...

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Name: Margaret Pemberton
12 February 2026;

Genre: Historical Fiction

What a wonderfully different look at the lives of young people during the Second World War. Author Judith Eagle gives us a chronological tour through the lives of three sisters, beginning with the outbreak of war and finishing in 1948, when the world is trying to regain some normality. The thr...

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Name: Louise Gahan
12 February 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

A Very Happy Ramadan is a bright, engaging picture book that follows young Rayhan as he experiences the first day of Ramadan with curiosity, enthusiasm and a few very relatable challenges. When Rayhan discovers that the adults have already eaten before dawn, he decides,...

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Name: Jane Rew
10 February 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

In Think Big: Artificial Intelligence, each double page spread begins with a question; a progression which is logical and uncomplicated. We begin with the simple 'What is Artificial Intelligence?', then who invented it and whether all robots have AI, before moving onto differe...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
09 February 2026;

Genre: Adventure

In Moonhaven, Jax and his twin sister, Jovi, with their friends, Esau and Forth enjoy breaking curfew and roaming the streets. Calling themselves the 'Moonlighters', they feel safe as there have been no werewolf attacks for years. However, when an attack happens, the friends find themselves pr...

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Name: Linda Brown
09 February 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Anya's mum still hasn't returned home from her top-secret experimental work, so she impulsively sets out on her boat to search for her. Anya is drawn to a strange light hovering above the ocean and reaches out to touch it . . . She wakes to a strangely calm sea and makes her way back home. How...

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Name: Stephanie Gladdish
09 February 2026;

Genre: Early Skills

Toddler Talk is a really clever new series of books, with simple phrases to accompany bright and appealing illustrations to help little ones move from single words to simple word combinations. This book focuses on a visit to a farm, with several children and their famil...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
06 February 2026;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

The school crime thriller genre remains an ever-popular popular field and Helen Price's spiky new addition will certainly please fans of Holly Jackson, M A Bennett et al. Set in a rigidly religious catholic school in deeply pious Langbury, Kill Me Now follows...

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