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Den of Liars: Caraval meets Kingdom of the Wicked in a sinfully indulgent heist romantasy
Name: Clair Bossons
08 September 2025;Genre: Fantasy
What a page turner! Den of Liars is a thrilling young adult romantasy, centred around a magical tournament and filled with emotional plot twists. Family dynamics are complicated and there's an enemy to lover subplot. We follow Lola St James, a sharp-witted young thief a...
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Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 September 2025;Genre: Horror
This pacy debut novel - the first in a new series - is a celebration of Caribbean culture and folklore and a riff on the duppy stories of the region. Jermaine longs to be a horror movie director so, with the help of his friends, he is spending his Easter holidays shooti...
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Sad Girl Hours
Name: lorraine ansell
05 September 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Saffron and Nell meet at university through mutual friends and have an instant connection. Whilst Nell tries to understand if the attraction is more than friends, Saffron worries about the changing seasons and how to ensure her friends don't find out about her family and SAD diagnosis. With ex...
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Press Start to Play: A collection of interactive poems for young gamers
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 September 2025;Genre: Poetry
With this year's theme of 'Play', Press Start to Play is perfect for celebrating National Poetry Day! Many of the poems reference gaming tactics and terms, making the collection instantly appealing to gamers. However, a closer look shows that there is f...
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Pencil's Best Story Ever
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 September 2025;Genre: Adventure
Pencil is very excited about the story he has written - the BEST STORY EVER - and can't wait to share this with his friends. However, as the story progresses, Pencil's characters refuse to stick to the plot, forcing Pencil to adapt and amend the action. But will he be able to create a story wh...
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Oh Dear, Look What I Got!
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
A child sets out to the shop in search of a carrot, but finds he has been sold a parrot. 'Oh dear, look what I got! Do I want that? No, I do not!’', he cries. Off he goes once more in search of a hat…and comes home with a cat! And so the story continues until an unexpected puppy causes chaos....
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Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull in The Beast From Beneath
Name: Jenny CADDICK
04 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
The magnificently macabre duo of Mallory and Maggoty are back in book two of this freakishly thrilling, gloriously grotesque comedy horror series. Author Martin Howard and illustrator Pete Williamson have excelled again in creating a superbly sinister, supernatural and absorbing atmosp...
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No Refuge (a Phoenix Comic Book; follow-up to No Country)
Name: Alice Drury
04 September 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
No Refuge by Patrice Aggs and Joe Brady is the gripping sequel to the graphic novel No Country. Set in a world not too dissimilar from our own, but in the midst of war, it tells the story of one family’s escape from England when the time comes...
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The Last Bard
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
When Will's father dies, he and his mother, Mary, have to move in with Will's Uncle Claude and his cousin, Jon. Treated like servants by Claude, who never loses an opportunity to remind them that they are only there because of his 'kindness', they are relieved to leave his home for a while whi...
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Hank meets Frank
Name: Louise Gahan
03 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Hank Meets Frank is a laugh-out-loud tale of mischief, mayhem, and messy cousin rivalry - perfect for sparking conversations around emotions, behaviour, and making things right again. Hank the goose can be a bit difficult, but today he’s determined to be on his <strong...
