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Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!
Name: Jacqueline Harris
08 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Finn is the middle child of three. His older brother Jonah is a bully and yet somehow very popular at school and his younger sister Maisie is a unicorn obsessed five-year-old. And Finn describes himself as a 'Fail Magnet'. He does seem to have a lot of disasters of epic proportions and is cons...
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Paddock Grove: Riding for Gold
Name: Beverley Somerset
07 January 2026;Genre: Animals
Katie Ellis is in her second year at Paddock Grove; a boarding school with fantastic facilities for future equestrian stars. Katie has her beloved horse, Sheriff, with her, and has a great group of friends who love riding just as much as she does. When Katie is selected as captain of the Paddo...
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The Experiment
Name: Emma Urbonas
07 January 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
The Experiment is a thought-provoking dystopian novel, perfect for ages 10+, that mixes science fiction with very real emotional questions. Rebecca Stead tells a story that slowly reveals its secrets, encouraging readers to think carefully about what they're being told - and w...
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Big Outdoors for Little Explorers: Birds
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 January 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
One of the joys of being known as a book lover is being able to 'borrow' other peoples' children to share stories with! My new little neighbour, Esme, is now six months old, bright and into everything so Big Outdoors for Little Explorers: Birds was a perfect choice! Esm...
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King of Beasts (Twin Crowns, Book 5)
Name: Linda Brown
05 January 2026;Genre: Fantasy
King of Beasts is the concluding book to the amazing Twin Crowns series. Even though this is a spin-off, it has the same immersive reading experience that make it clear that this talented author knows how to engage her target audience . . . King Alaric,...
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The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream
Name: Beverley Somerset
05 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream is a well-written and cleverly plotted novel, combining horses and riding with a family mystery story. Lottie Manderson loves spending time at Wild Hill, her grandparents' livery yard, where her beloved pony Patch, is stabled. He...
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Small Poems for Big Imaginations
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 January 2026;Genre: Poetry
Small poems are fabulous fun / So I thought I would write this one / It will not be long I think / Cos my pen has run out of . . . So begins this fun collection of poems, Small Poems for Big Imaginations, which would make an excellent addition to any poetry she...
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The Golden Monkey Mystery (Secrets of the Snakestone)
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Roma lives permanently at Miss Oliphant's School for Young Ladies in the middle of the Kalabon jungle. Her mother died in childbirth and Roma dreams of becoming a doctor and specialising in treating women. Unfortunately, all the places are reserved for men. Undeterred Roma does all she can to...
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Magpie Girl
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Completely enchanting, Magpie Girl is an absorbing book which would make a excellent story time read! Safely back home in Maidswell after having mysteriously disappeared, Lavender Wild has no memory of her time away from home, but is able to speak to birds and has beaut...
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Tidespeaker
Name: Clare Wilkins
02 January 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Tidespeaker is a deliciously gothic, fantasy fiction thriller set in a fractured world ruled by the Hundred - aristocratic families who have harnessed the power of the Orha. A people blessed with ancient, elemental gifts, the Orha were deemed a danger to the noble families of...
