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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...
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The Not-So Great Escape
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
The Not-So Great Escape is a funny, heartwarming and sensitively written novel. 12-year-old Hedley lost his mother in a car crash a year ago. His father took to his bed following the accident and never leaves their flat. Hedley is having trouble coping; he sees the worst-case...
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The Dreamies
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Whilst you sleep, the Dreamies, tiny, playful creatures who live in the walls of the house, create wonderful dreams, full of colour and fun. However, sometimes they get distracted and dreams can get bigger and out of control, turning into nightmares. But with some imagination, a little practic...
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The Space Between
Name: Lizi Backhouse
01 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
This is an utterly lovely book about how changes are easier when you know the secret of The Space Between. In the book, the little girl has moved house but she misses her old house, the old park and her old friends. her Granny shows her how she is in the space in-between - jus...
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Honey's Hive: Bee a Leader
Name: Jennifer CADDICK
01 January 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Another delightful adventure in the charming, lively and environmentally-engaging series about young bee, Honey, and her hive community. Honey and friends have the task of accompanying and guiding a group of younger bees through their very first Bee Camp adventure and e...
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Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Finn's life seems destined to be a series of epic fails. Year 7 is plagued with boring lessons and evil teachers, while at home he has to contend with a unicorn-obsessed, evil little sister, a muscle-bound, vain older brother and a father who, since the divorce, has taken up wearing Lycra. Arm...
