Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The BlurbOnce, there was a king. And a wolf. And a girl with a shepherd’s crook. And a boy with a bow and arrow. And also, there was an owl... They were puppets, and they were waiting for a story to begin. The Review A delightful and original fairytale where … Continue reading The Puppets Of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Julie Morstad
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Glassborn by Peter Bunzl
Publication Date: 9 November 2023 The Blurb Fairy Tree, tall and grand, open a path to Fairyland.The year is 1826, and the four Belle siblings arrive at their new home in Tambling Village. Acton, the youngest member of the Belle family, immediately befriends a bright, red robin, leading him to discover a hidden key. That … Continue reading Glassborn by Peter Bunzl
The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown
Publication Date: 26 September 2023 The Blurb Roz the robot has made an unlikely home for herself on an idyllic island dense with forests, wildflowers and friendly animal inhabitants - including her own young son Brightbill the gosling. Life on the island is perfect, until a dying seal washes ashore and warns of dangerous, cloudy … Continue reading The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown
Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan To Rewild Every City On Earth by Steve Mushin
Publication Date: 16 November 2023 The Blurb Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of mind-bending, scientifically plausible inventions to rewild cities and save the planet. Jump into his brain as he designs habitat-printing robot birds and water-filtering sewer submarines, calculates how far compost cannons can blast seed bombs … Continue reading Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan To Rewild Every City On Earth by Steve Mushin
Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls by Phil Hickes
Publication Date: 1 February 2024 The Blurb I heard a tapping noise, right by my head. Like there was someone in the wall trying to get my attention...When Lilian Jones starts at creepy, cold and bewilderingly large Shadowhall Academy, she's nervous about making friends and finding her way around, but those turn out to be … Continue reading Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls by Phil Hickes
The Midnight Switch by Samuel J. Halpin
Publication Date: 12 October 2023 The Blurb When Lewis's family moves to a faraway town called Barrow, he can't quite put his finger on what feels so strange about his new home. Everyone is obsessed with superstition, and an old story about floods and witches and a curse, while a mysterious bird watches his every … Continue reading The Midnight Switch by Samuel J. Halpin
The Glorious Race Of Magical Beasts by Alex Bell
Publication Date: 1 February 2024 The Blurb Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment.This annual race is always held in the most perilous places and is full of spiky … Continue reading The Glorious Race Of Magical Beasts by Alex Bell
The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The Blurb At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park standing on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him. Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects that the beautiful … Continue reading The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
Adia Kelbara And The Circle Of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
Publication Date: 28 September 2023 The Blurb Life in the Swamplands is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she is an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child thought to bring misfortune. And when Adia manifests mysterious powers, accidentally destroying her village, she starts to think they might be right. Adia flees to the … Continue reading Adia Kelbara And The Circle Of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
Tapper Watson And The Quest For The Nemo Machine by Claire Fayers
Publication Date: 7 September 2023 The Blurb Tapper Watson is just an ordinary Erisean boy who loves adventure stories. But when one of his sixty-seven cousins sends him away on a smugglers’ submarine through the River Lethe to other worlds, he just wants to go home again. On an unscheduled visit to Earth he meets … Continue reading Tapper Watson And The Quest For The Nemo Machine by Claire Fayers
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