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Where are you, Eddie?
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 March 2026;Genre: Bereavement
Michael's son, Eddie, has died. But when he asks his cat, Meg, 'Where’s Eddie?', she has some sound advice and suggests that if Michael looks, he'll find Eddie all around. And when Michael goes looking, he realises that Eddie is alive in his memories and those of others. Decepti...
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Scare B'n'B
Name: Sam
12 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Scare B'n'B by Catherine Doyle is one of the most amusing books I have read in a long time. So much so, I am quite excited to know that it is the first book in a new series. Packed to its cobweb-coated rafters with ghostly antics and wickedly spirited humour, Tartarus Hall, so...
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Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails
Name: Margaret Pemberton
10 March 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
What an absolute delight of a book! If you thought you knew about the young Shakespeare, then you are in for a surprise. Will has ambitions to be a solver of crimes, so when the treasure owned by his neighbour is stolen, he and his best friend Tybalt decide they will have to find the thief. Un...
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Whirby
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 March 2026;Genre: Adventure
Whirby loves going to school and is very excited about his favourite lesson, gadgeteering, where students compete in bot battles. Whirby becomes so excited that he forgets to recharge at night and stays up, practising his moves. However, when his turn finally comes, Whirby starts to malfunctio...
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Death by Chocolate
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 March 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Coco Bean has been forced to move to a little village in France, where her parents have bought an old hotel. The hotel is haunted by the ghost of the previous owner, who most definitely does not want anyone else living there. Coco is, however, a very determined girl and she decides to investig...
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Chicken vs Egg
Name: Lizi Backhouse
09 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The age old question is set to finally be answered in this fun picture book which depicts a very egg-citing race full of ups and downs. Younger readers will enjoy the illustrations, which are cartoon-like and entertaining. They...
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Death by Chocolate
Name: Alice Drury
09 March 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Death by Chocolate, a mysterious murder-mystery set in a little French village, is an exciting story. We follow Coco Bean as she navigates her new life in a crumbly French hotel in a slow-moving village, the complete opposite to her life in England. Her parents who love all th...
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Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter: The Door of the Dead
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
This gripping adventure story recasts the traditional tales of genies and explores why they might be trapped in lamps and why they might only be able to grant three wishes in a highly inventive and entertaining way. Although it’s the second book in the series, T...
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Tick-Tock Around the Clock
Name: Sue Wilsher
08 March 2026;Genre: Picture Books
From first waking up to curling up at bedtime, ‘Tick-Tock Around the Clock’ follows the adventures of a beautiful ginger cat. Sparce text and plenty of onomatopoeia accompany exquisitely observed illustrations as Tick-Tock passes his day in the most cat-like w...
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Dungeon Runners Level 4: Fang Attack
Name: Jane Rew
07 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
In Fang Attack, this latest Dungeon Runners instalment, the Roost Raiders are still cheating, the Trogton Terrors are still mean and Kit's team, Triple Trouble, are still as adorable as ever. Their trusty vampire, Thorn, may not strike terror fear into anyone, but he is willin...
