Published By: FireflyPages: 192Released On: 09/07/2026Reading Age: 9-12 Dad has moved out, and Ani is struggling to accept his absence. So her mysterious neighbour, Nando, and his secret nocturnal trips provide a welcome distraction. When Ani follows Nando in the dead of night, she doesn’t expect to come face-to-face with the wild fox he hasContinue reading “Circling the Stars – Laura Sheldon”
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Cinnamon Crumb, Baking Detective: The Great Cake Caper – Harry Woodgate
Published By: UsbornePages: 352Released On: 10/09/2026Reading Age: 8-11 Meet Cinnamon Crumb. In the town of Marzipan, home to bakers of near-magical talent, Cinnamon burns toast. She’s no baker – but she is about to become a baking detective. Because all is not sweet between Marzipan’s two rival superstar bakers, Victoria Sponge and Madeleine Macaron. TheyContinue reading “Cinnamon Crumb, Baking Detective: The Great Cake Caper – Harry Woodgate”
Georgie – Malachy Doyle
Published By: Firefly PressPages: 128Released On: 15/09/2026Reading Age: 10+ 14-year-old Georgie hasn’t spoken in years. Withdrawn, isolated and full of rage, no one trusts him and no one gets close to him. But then he is moved to a new home in the Welsh countryside. Instead of an empty room with a bare mattress onContinue reading “Georgie – Malachy Doyle”
Into Thin Air – S. E. Durrant
Published By: Nosy CrowPages: 256Released On: 13/08/2026Reading Age: 9-12 11-year-old Luna dreams of becoming an astronaut and astronauts need to remain calm in a crisis… She knows for certain that the International Space Station will be over their house in ten days, so Dad will definitely be home by then. Won’t he? But Dad leftContinue reading “Into Thin Air – S. E. Durrant”
Maisie vs the Pyramids – Jack Jackman
Published By: Nosy CrowPages: 256Released On: 04/06/2026Reading Age: 9-12 When Maisie travels with her dad to the Pyramids to research his book, How to Break Codes, she thought they’d mainly be looking at hieroglyphs. But after being drawn into a race to discover a secret tomb, Maisie finds herself having to survive a scorpion attack,Continue reading “Maisie vs the Pyramids – Jack Jackman”
The Unchosen One – Amy Sparkes
Published By: WalkerPages: 240Released On: 07/05/2026Reading Age: 9-12 What happens if the Chosen One doesn’t want the job? When Tassie is announced as the Chosen One, destined to save the day, she knows there’s been a mistake. She’s nothing like the mild-mannered child described in the prophecy! Besides, being the Chosen One sounds like ZERO fun. IfContinue reading “The Unchosen One – Amy Sparkes”
Dragonflare – Jamie Hammond
Published By: UsbornePages: 288Released On: 08/05/2026Reading Age: 8-11 You are invited to compete in the Wingrider Trials on Dragonflare Island! Do you have what it takes to become a dragon rider, solve the puzzles and find the treasure? Flynn definitely doesn’t. So, when a dragon kidnaps him to be her partner in the trials, thingsContinue reading “Dragonflare – Jamie Hammond”
The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away – Sophie Anderson
Published By: UsbornePages: 304Released On: 09/04/2026Reading Age: 9-12 All Marinka’s life, she has lived in her house with chicken legs. Running across the world on magical adventures, Marinka knows how her house is feeling, and it listens to her, too. But something is wrong. And before anyone can stop it, the house has pulled itselfContinue reading “The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away – Sophie Anderson”
Entangled – Emma Rea
Published By: FireflyPages: 224Released On: 02/04/2026Reading Age: 9+ When Tia wins an art prize trip to Venice her older brother, Thomas, is delighted to go with her as family support because Tia is blind, even though his clumsiness causes its own issues. But then Tia disappears and Thomas is sure she has been kidnapped. WithContinue reading “Entangled – Emma Rea”
The Blitz Sisters – Judith Eagle
Published By: FaberPages: 496Released On: 26/02/2026Reading Age: 9-12 War has been declared and the lives of three sisters, Lydia, Peggy and Teddy, are about to be turned upside down. As bombs rain down on London, the girls will lose their homes, their things, their loved ones . . . But they will find lost kittens,Continue reading “The Blitz Sisters – Judith Eagle”
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