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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Amanda Shipton
18 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Reggie Rabbit series is the perfect combination of narrative and graphic novel which will keep the young chapter book reader from beginning to end. The Great Carrot Heist has wonderful characters who you will fall in love with; be careful...
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Old Wounds
Name: Clare Wilkins
18 September 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Erin and Max are two teenagers at different stages of their gender/identity journeys. For Erin, the changes appear outwardly seamless and accepted but for Max, the struggle continues. Although they used to date, two years have passed when Max unexpectedly asks Erin to accompany him on a road t...
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How to Survive a Horror Movie
Name: Bethany Age 14
17 September 2024;Genre: Horror
I really loved How to Survive a Horror Movie, it is a horror and very thrilling with lots of unexpected twists. As soon as I started reading, the book had its hooks in me and I finished the book that evening. It is very engaging with just the right amount of the supernatural.<...
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Unicorn Academy: Under the Fairy Moon: The Second Book of the Netflix series
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
17 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Based on Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman's Unicorn Academy chapter books, Under the Fairy Moon is a companion book to the Netflix programmes of the same name, retelling the first episode of the second series. Sapphire Dorm remain central to the adventures however there appears t...
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Little Worried Caterpillar
Name: Joanne Thomas
17 September 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
A gorgeous book following little green the caterpillar as she confronts her worries about change. Her friends have all changed into butterflies and little green will be next, however she's not quite sure how she feels about changing and is worried and scared. She sets out to talk to others abo...
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Anne of Green Gables
Name: Jenny Caddick
16 September 2024;Genre: Family & Home
This edition of Anne of Green Gables is a beautifully illustrated re-telling of the wonderfully classic story of lively, impetuous and charming orphan Anne ( with an 'e' ) Shirley who, despite being a girl and not a boy as expected, is adopted by siblings Matthew and Marilla C...
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Calm
Name: Clare Wilkins
16 September 2024;Genre: Dystopian
An intriguing and disturbingly credible premise sees a nation lulled into a state-controlled state of apathy. Tampering with the water supplies has led to a population of passive conformists, with anger, fear and dissent mere memories. But it is a world of supposed calm that...
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Nibbles: The Very Hungry Book Monster
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 September 2024;Genre: Picture Books
Nibbles the Book Monster has gone searching for snacks, but he can't seem to find a book to satisfy his tastes. One's too slimy, one's too sweet and the next is too smelly - will he ever find a book which tastes just right? Nibbles The Very Hungry Book Monster is the f...
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Pip and Posy: Frankie's Fine Monster
Name: Jessica Bunney
16 September 2024;Genre: Friends and family
The ever-popular mouse and rabbit, Pip and Posy, from the BAFTA-nominated pre-school TV series, are back again - this time with a Halloween special. This series focuses on navigating friendships and is a series that is so relatable to children aged between 3-6 who are learning to deal with sce...
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Anticipation
Name: Clare Wilkins
16 September 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Big Tech and high stakes mark this AI-inspired story of a girl inheriting her father's company, and with it, a whole world of trouble. 17-year-old Riya's father has built the Anticipation Machine - 'ART', a game-changing tool with the power to predict people's futures. With only six keyholder...
