Where the River Takes Us
By: Lesley Parr
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced…
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1. October, October
By: Katya Balen
4.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
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"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."-Katya Balen, October, October
2. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)
By: Pari Thomson
4.20
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
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3. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)
By: A.F. Steadman
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
4. The Final Year
By: Matt Goodfellow
4.71
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more
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- childrens
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- fiction
- contemporary
- family
5. Crossing the Line
By: Tia Fisher
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
6. Steady For This
By: Nathanael Lessore
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more
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- fiction
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7. Safiyyah's War
By: Hiba Noor Khan
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
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- historical fiction
8. Tyger
By: S.F. Said
4.17
Format: 304 pages, None
In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
9. The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)
By: Sam Sedgman
4.30
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockw… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- adventure
10. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
By: Robin Stevens
4.21
Format: None pages, ebook
Britain is at war and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Acti… read more
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- historical fiction
11. The Song Walker
By: Zillah Bethell
4.16
Format: None pages, None
"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more
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- fiction
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- young adult
12. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)
By: A.F. Steadman
4.55
Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition
The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more
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- childrens
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13. Spellstone
By: Ross Montgomery
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Evie is used to not being noticed. But when she meets the mysterious Wainwright, she discovers that… read more
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14. I Spy
By: Rhian Tracey
3.74
Format: None pages, None
Twelve-year-old Robyn has grown up in Bletchley Park, where her father works as a driver. When she'… read more
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- historical
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- young adult
- fiction
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15. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)
By: Hannah Gold
4.54
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
- family
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16. Keedie
By: Elle McNicoll
4.69
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
17. The Light in Everything
By: Katya Balen
4.32
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more
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- family
18. The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1)
By: J.J. Arcanjo
4.28
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
"So this is really a school for criminals." It was meant as a question, though it came out more as … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
19. Where the River Takes Us
By: Lesley Parr
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more
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- childrens
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- historical fiction
20. Foxlight
By: Katya Balen
4.06
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
From the author of October, October , winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
21. Little House
By: Katya Balen
4.25
Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition
The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie … read more
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22. Where the Heart Should Be
By: Sarah Crossan
4.35
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of… read more
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- historical
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23. Fablehouse (Fablehouse, #1)
By: E.L. Norry
3.83
Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition
Unlock the legends. Unleash the magic. Save your home. Fablehouse, a mysterious mansion surround… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
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24. Finn Jones Was Here
By: Simon James Green
4.62
Format: None pages, None
Eric's best friend, Finn, was the world's most enthusiastic prankster. Was, because Finn died recen… read more
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- middle grade
- contemporary
25. Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls
By: Phil Hickes
4.29
Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to Shadowhall Academy, where spirits haunt the school halls. A brilliantly spooky new serie… read more
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26. The Rescue of Ravenwood
By: Natasha Farrant
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
'A sublime eco adventure.' The TimesFrom the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhaw… read more
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27. Bird Boy
By: Catherine Bruton
4.61
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Can you heal a broken wing? What about a broken heart? After the tragic death of his mother, ele… read more
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- middle grade
28. The Island at the Edge of Night
By: Lucy Strange
4.40
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more
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29. Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1)
By: Liz Flanagan
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
When war threatens her beloved city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Forest, meeting Gra… read more
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30. How To Be More Hedgehog
By: Anne-Marie Conway
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lily has a stammer. The signal between her brain and her mouth is all messed up - and it's getting … read more
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31. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more
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"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
