Published By: Macmillan Two HootsPages: 120Released On: 12/09/2023Age Range: 12+ On the island of Merlank, the Dead must not be allowed to linger. The very sight of their ghosts can kill you. When young Milo is thrust into the role of Ferryman following his father’s sudden death, he is the one who must carry awayContinue reading “Island of Whispers – Frances Hardinge”
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My Heart Was a Tree – Michael Morpurgo
Published By: Two HootsPages: 96Released On: 01/06/2023Illustrated By: Yuval Zommer Inspired by the woods around his home, the mighty forests that support our life on Earth, and the Ted Hughes poem which gives this book its title, My Heart Was a Tree is a celebration, and Sir Michael Morpurgo’s love letter to trees.There are stories from anContinue reading “My Heart Was a Tree – Michael Morpurgo”
The Fallout Family: Wasteland Woes – Isaac Cooke-Khan
Pages: 64Released On: 19/07/2023 You have heard of a nuclear family, but a fallout family? In a world where humanity has been brought to its knees by apocalyptic disaster, survival is the only thing on James’s mind. Determined to protect his sister Piper, James will stop at nothing to ensure her safety. But when aContinue reading “The Fallout Family: Wasteland Woes – Isaac Cooke-Khan”
Fireborn Series – Aisling Fowler
Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest Published By: HarperCollins ChidrenPages: 448Released On: 29/09/2022 A FIERCE HEROINE RISES Twelve has spoken the Pledge and now she is a Huntling. She has given up her name to train in the art of fighting monsters, and she won’t choose a new one until she has earned it. ButContinue reading “Fireborn Series – Aisling Fowler”
Toby and the Wizards of Wildhaven – Sally Doherty
Pages: 240Released On: 11/03/2023 An abandoned island. Crowded dungeons. Friendship and betrayal. When the witches invite Toby on holiday, he’s looking forward to a break from his dilapidated house and leaking roof. But they arrive on the island of Wildhaven to find a trail of destruction. Discarded boots and ripped cloaks litter the cave floor.Continue reading “Toby and the Wizards of Wildhaven – Sally Doherty”
The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) – Nadine Aisha Jassat
Published By: Orion ChildrenPages: 240Released On: 25/05/2023 Twelve-year-old Nyla’s dad died when she was four, or that’s what she’s been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the supermarket, Nyla wonders if she is ‘time-travelling’ again – the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But when Grandma asks Nyla to find herContinue reading “The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) – Nadine Aisha Jassat”
The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold
Published By: HarperCollins ChildrenPages: 320Released On: 31/03/2022 What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on herContinue reading “The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold”
The Last Bear – Hannah Gold
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 288Released On: 02/02/2021 There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home.Continue reading “The Last Bear – Hannah Gold”
WishYouWas – Alexandra Page
Published By: Bloomsbury ChildrenPages: 288Released On: 30/09/2021 It’s 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast approaching, but with her mum away and Uncle Frank busy running the post office, Penny Black is lonelier than ever. All that changes when Penny discovers a small, fluffy, funny, springy and – most importantly – talking creature in the postContinue reading “WishYouWas – Alexandra Page”
Christmas Treats – Enid Blyton
Published By: Hodder ChildrenPages: 352Released On: 05/10/2017 Delight in the magic of Christmas with this bumper collection of short stories from the world’s best-loved storyteller! Perfect for children aged 5 and up! This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2017, is back with a shiny new cover… Curl up with this collection ofContinue reading “Christmas Treats – Enid Blyton”
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