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Game Over
Name: Jane Rew
30 September 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Game Over is a story that grabs even reluctant readers' interest and attention from start to finish. Furthermore, its uncomplicated writing style and easy-to-read font mean that many will want to devour this in one sitting, especially if they are fans of footb...
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Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Ox
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
29 September 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Year of the Ox is the third title in the series Guardians of the New Moon, a set of stories taking the myths and legends of Ancient China and East Asia, particularly around the Chinese New Year, as inspiration for the adventures that Miaow the temple cat a...
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A World of Cats: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Cat Lovers
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2025;Genre: Animals
I love most animals, but I have always been fascinated by felines and have shared my home - and my heart - with many cats over the years. In her introduction, Carlie Sorosiak says her first word was 'kitty’; mine was 'Sarah' (or an approximation!), the name of our blue-cream Persian! <s...
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The Last Bard
Name: Donna Burkert
26 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
The Last Bard is a wonderfully rich tale of the tragedies faced by Will Davenant as he discovers that he is the last living relative of William Shakespeare. He's faced his share of terrible times and the most recent event brings Will and his mum to his grandad's flat at Arden...
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The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures)
Name: Jacqueline Harris
26 September 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Christopher returns to the Archipelago in order to save the dragons, who are mysteriously dying. His story is bound up in that of Anya, a princess in mortal danger who is somehow connected to what is happening to the dragons. Christopher and Anya must work together with some of the mythical cr...
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Midnight Treasure: An immersive fantasy about werwolves and vampirs
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 September 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Baron Ambrus is a powerful vampir, who lives in luxury in the House of Gold. With him live two orphans, Tibor, a werwolf, and Rosa, a vampir, who the Baron transformed into a dog to act as Tibor's companion. When a powerful wizard, Kira Halim, visits them, bringing a magical statue, Tibor is t...
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Things I Learned While I Was Dead
Name: Sam
25 September 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
The most important thing in the world to 17-year-old Calico is saving the life of her younger sister Asha. After years of unsuccessful medical treatment, Asha is now dying. So, when Calico is offered the possibility of a miracle cure for her sister, she jumps at the chance. However, all is not...
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Geomancer: The Ship of Strays
Name: Jacqueline Harris
25 September 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Ysolde and Eira are now aboard a ship, captained by Cassandra and escaping the Wolf Queen. Ysolde has extraordinary powers after her encounter with the Anchorite, and she is fast losing herself to those powers. All the while she knows she has to try and reach the whirlpool of Hell’s Gate befor...
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The Letter with the Golden Stamp
Name: Elsie Age 12
25 September 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This book is sooo good. I really recommend for a pre-teen reader. IF YOU LOVE READING HERE YOUR BOOK IS!
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This Is Not A Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets
Name: Sara Sumner
24 September 2025;Genre: Poetry
This is Not a Small Voice is an inspiring anthology of poems by Black poets. This beautifully presented cloth bound book brings together a collection of poems specially chosen and collated by Traci N. Todd and Illustrated by Jade Orlando. The poems in this collection co...
