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Runaway Road
Name: Rachel Bolton
22 May 2026;Genre: Personal Growth
It's very hard not to feel for 16-year-old ezra, a teenager in care whose overwhelming love and loyalty for his neuro-diverse nine-year-old sister, Evie, guides his often-damaged moral compass. Set in northern Ireland, Runaway Road begins with Ezra committing a crime (no spoil...
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Adventuremice: The Ghostly Galleon
Name: Indie Age 13
21 May 2026;Genre: Adventure
I really like this book, because I just love adventures. it is also a bit mysterious! The first three words are: 'a cold wind was moaning eerily', which definitely is mysterious! I also loved it when it is said: "Of course they won't!' said Fledermaus". "We are ADVENTUREMICE. We're not scared...
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Wands Away: Spell Class (book 2)
Name: Jen Bevan
21 May 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Wands Away: Spell Class takes the reader to term 2 at Wands Away School. Romona Spellstar is heading back. What will she learn this time? Will there be any adventures? Will there be new friends? Wands Away is a great series for children new to novels. The story has lovely descriptive la...
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The Night Dragon
Name: stefania Age 8
20 May 2026;Genre: Adventure
At school my teacher read it to my class and I enjoyed it 🙂 ☺️. Thank you for this book
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Crow: Thief of Magic
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 May 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Working for the Reavers, a criminal gang operating in the shadows of Starsgard, Crow and his friends, Jonas and Sal, dream of escape. But when disaster and chance combine, Crow finds himself apprenticed to Viktor, the town's Dreamcatcher and given the opportunity of a new life. Introduced to t...
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Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator
Name: Beverley Somerset
19 May 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
In Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator, Prince Kal has managed to return safely to his home land of Imaginaria. Unfortunately, his sister Princess Minkle has been left behind on Earth and, due to a mix up, a Salivator Alligator egg has been hatched there. The creature does n...
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Marcie and Giraffe
Name: Louise Gahan
19 May 2026;Genre: Friendship
This warm and thoughtful picture book is a wonderful choice for a Key Stage One classroom. The story follows Marcie and Giraffe, two lively friends who love making art together. When Marcie compares her painting to Giraffe's, she begins to feel upset and frustrated. Through colo...
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OOPS!: A laugh-out-loud picture book about manners for age 3+
Name: Lauren Maidman
15 May 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
OOPS! Is the hilarious tale of Clare, a little girl who makes A LOT of mistakes; you see, she is very clumsy! However, Clare has a problem. Instead of apologising for all that she does, she just says 'Ooops' - and every time Clare says 'Ooops', something happens to her . . . s...
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Tom Burne Has Left the Chat
Name: Clare Wilkins
15 May 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
A touching YA debut about grief, mental health and acceptance and the role our digital lives have to play in them. Jamie Finnerty is in the wrong place at the wrong time when burgeoning teenage social media star Tom Burke takes his own life. Without thinking, Jamie grab...
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Do You See the Tiger?
Name: Jen Bevan
15 May 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Do You See the Tiger? by the brilliant Philip Ardagh is a wonderful 'tail'. A little girl and her Dad travel on the underground one evening. The little girl keeps seeing parts of a tiger and then she sees the whole tiger. Daddy misses it all, as adults often do. This st...
