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Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity
Name: Julie broadbent
16 February 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Podcaster and writer Emma Slade Edmondson's latest book Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity, has been written as an inspirational guide for mixed race children, their parents and carers to help them discover, explore and celebrate their identity. The book has been...
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The Impossible Gladiator (Time Keys, book 3)
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 February 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Whilst enjoying a holiday in Rome, Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are shocked when they hear about the disappearance of a famous illusionist called Kinetic. Having found a newly added line in an old copy of poems, Kinetic's sister, Soraya, is convinced that it is a message from Kinetic, trapped in a...
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New You For Ever
Name: Ruth Cornish
16 February 2026;Genre: Dystopian
New You For Ever is a hugely engaging book which takes the reader on an adventure into a potential future. Described by the publishers as a dystopian, cli-fi thriller, author Steve Cole has crafted a terrifying vision of a world suffering increasingly from the...
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Anya and the Light above the Ocean
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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Murder at the Ivy Hotel
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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Rock and Roll
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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The Blitz Sisters
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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A Very Happy Ramadan
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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University of Cambridge: Think Big: Artificial Intelligence
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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The Last Wolf (The Moonhaven Chronicles)
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...
