The Clockwork Queen
By: Peter Bunzl
4.08
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now tha…
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1. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Chronicles, #1)
By: Joan Aiken , Pat Marriott
4.12
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leav… read more
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- middle grade
- historical fiction
2. The Night Gardener
By: Jonathan Auxier
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This much-anticipated follow-up to Jonathan Auxier's exceptional debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantas… read more
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- middle grade
- historical fiction
3. El Deafo
By: Cece Bell , None
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At… read more
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4. Wall
By: Tom Clohosy Cole
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The story of one boy's struggle to reunite his family, on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the B… read more
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5. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
By: Jon Klassen
4.26
Format: 105 pages, None
Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more
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- middle grade
6. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
By: Beth Lincoln
4.06
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more
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- middle grade
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
7. 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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- middle grade
8. 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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- historical
- middle grade
- historical fiction
9. 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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- middle grade
10. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
By: Joanna Ho
4.60
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more
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- middle grade
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
11. You Don’t Know What War Is
By: Yeva Skalietska
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
An important, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful memoir about the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war as t… read more
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- middle grade
12. Dasher
By: Matt Tavares
4.19
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From the celebrated creator of Red and Lulu comes the story of a brave little doe who meets Santa a… read more
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13. When Life Gives You Mangos
By: Kereen Getten
3.96
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The story about a young girl who can't remember anything from her previous summer after a hurricane… read more
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- middle grade
"Somehow, they suit each other, Rudy and Eldorath. They have the same imagination, and it’s as if they have been waiting for each other their whole lives."-Kereen Getten, When Life Gives You Mangos
14. The Snow Girl
By: Sophie Anderson
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship… read more
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- middle grade
- adventure
15. Deadly Animals
By: Marie Tierney
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Finding a dead body is not normal. But Ava is not a normal teenager. In this chilling debut mystery… read more
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16. The Village Green Bookshop (Little Maudley, #2)
By: Rachael Lucas
4.09
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
Frustrated that she spends all her time as either a mum to a football-obsessed teenager or a wife t… read more
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17. A Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more
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- middle grade
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
18. 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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- middle grade
"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
19. Northern Soul
By: Phil Earle
4.10
Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition
From award-winning author Phil Earle comes the hilariously agonising account of one teenage boy’s d… read more
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20. Birdsong
By: Katya Balen
4.31
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting… read more
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- middle grade
21. Like a Charm
By: Elle McNicoll
4.25
Format: 313 pages, Paperback
Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more
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- middle grade
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
22. Code Name Kingfisher
By: Liz Kessler
4.58
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- adventure
- historical fiction
23. Stitched-Up
By: Steve Cole
4.05
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bests… read more
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24. Read, Scream, Repeat
By: Jennifer Killick
3.99
Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition
A spooktacular collection of scary stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in … read more
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- middle grade
25. Agent Moose (Agent Moose #1)
By: Mo O'Hara
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Agent Moose, the best (worst) secret agent in the Big Forest, and his slightly-more-intelligent sid… read more
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- middle grade
26. 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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- middle grade
- adventure
"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)
27. The Clockwork Queen
By: Peter Bunzl
4.08
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now tha… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- adventure
- historical fiction
28. The Houdini Inheritance
By: Emma Carroll
4.07
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
The English seaside, 1920sA world famous escape artist . . . A suitcase full of secrets . . . And a… read more
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- middle grade
29. Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull
By: Martin Howard
4.28
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
Super funny, super spooky MG for budding horror fans about a talkative skull and a necromancer-in-t… read more
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- middle grade
- adventure
"The whole experience is disappointing,"-Martin Howard, Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull
30. The Forest of a Thousand Eyes
By: Frances Hardinge
4.31
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Costa Award-winning Frances Hardinge's gripping story of a young girl's daring mission through a na… read more
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- middle grade
31. The Crooked Oak Mysteries (5) – The Creatures of Killburn Mine: New for 2024, Book 5 in award-winning author Dan Smith's creepy sci-fi Crooked Oak Mysteries ... Things, Doctor Who and Crater Lake aged 9+!
By: Dan Smith
4.45
Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition
A meteorite harbouring an alien lifeform crashes to Earth with horrifying consequences in this grue… read more
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