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Wild Journey
Name: Alice Drury
03 November 2025;Genre: Family & Home
Wild Journey is a thoughtful collection of stories linked together by the migration of starlings across the globe. Starting in Egypt and travelling through Morocco, Spain, France and England, it follows the lives of five different children. In each story, the starlings inspire...
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Silent Night
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Mase, his brother Jos and cousin Connor, wake up on Christmas morning at their holiday home. But all the adults have disappeared and it soon becomes clear that something terrifying has happened to them. Going into the village, they find this is the case for almost everyone. Meeting Gloria, the...
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The Snow Girl
Name: Margaret Pemberton
03 November 2025;Genre: Friends and family
This magical tale, based on a Russian folk tale, was first published in 2023 (in hardback) but it has thankfully now arrived as a paperback, just in time to make a wonderful Christmas present for some lucky young readers. The Snow Girl is the story of young Tasha who, a...
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Hotel Flamingo: Frosty Fiesta
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;Genre: Adventure
It's very quiet at Hotel Flamingo as the nights are getting darker, so Anna is delighted when she is asked to arrange a hibernation party for Mrs Turpington, one of the hotel's longest residents. Finding themselves completely snowed in, however, Anna is just feeling pleased there aren't more g...
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 November 2025;Genre: Seasonal
A beautifully charming Christmas picture book, featuring much loved characters from Andy Shepherd's The Boy Who Grew Dragons series. It is so wonderful to see Tomas, little sister Lolli and their dragons, in glorious full colour and bursting with magic, in this sparkling picture book. D...
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Hot Food: Nice!
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 November 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Hot Food: Nice! takes the simple notion that Dad knows everything and gently disproves it. Based on Michael Rosen's much-loved poem, the theme of the story is one that most families will relate to and see the funny side of. Illustrations are beautifully colourful, well sized...
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The Last Day of October
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 November 2025;Genre: Horror
The Last Day of October is a real spine-tingler of a tale! One Hallowe'en, three friends, Cody, Sean and Duri, decide to locate the ruins of the haunted McBride House, the scene of a tragic accident, deep in the woods. Finding the house turns out to be more terrifying than they could ever have...
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Two Birthdays
Name: Lucy Hopkins
03 November 2025;Genre: Friends and family
A nice story about friendship. Boo and Cedric are best friends. When it's Boo's birthday, Cedric makes a huge effort and they have a lovely day. Shortly after, when it's Cedric's birthday, Boo forgets! This book provides a really interesting opportunity for chi...
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A Poem for Every Question
Name: Tina Derry
03 November 2025;Genre: Poetry
A recipe for a perfect way to spend a wintry afternoon: Take 1 book full of clever and witty poems. Add some facts to increase knowledge. Sprinkle liberally with wonderful illustrations…. I LOVED THIS BOOK! The latest work of much loved poet Brian Bilston is ably suppor...
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Paddock Grove: Riding for Gold
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;Genre: Animals
Katie and her horse Sheriff take centre stage in this Paddock Grove episode. Katie is picked to be team captain for the inter schools riding competition. She is surprised and rather overwhelmed, suffering from lack of confidence. Strange things start to happen at the stables and Katie is sure...
