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Book of the Week

Date Published: 15/11/2022

Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter follows High School Senior Liz Buxbaum as she attempts to secure her happily-ever-after. But will her lovelorn imagination get in the way of Liz finding her happy ending? Full of pop culture references,

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 28/10/2022

No Words, by Maryam Master is the story of Hero and Aria and their friend Jaz. Aria, the 12-year-old character who seems to have no words, is selectively mute and is bullied at school because he is unable to speak.

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 10/05/2022

Fish out of water is Kate Hendrick’s third novel. It investigates some difficult themes including: identity, friendship and respect, abuse and trauma. This book will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to ignore an ugly truth. Read an interview

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 21/04/2022

Only a monster is an urban fantasy adventure by Vanessa Len. This book turns our idea of monsters on its head and Vanessa Len will have you questioning who is the hero and who is the villain in this story,

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 01/03/2022

Set in Romania in 1989, this powerful YA thriller follows the story of seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu’s struggle against tyrannical dictatorship and his wrestle between allegiance to family, friends, and government. Take a look at the graphic book review and book

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Classic of the Month

Date Published: 08/02/2022

Dracula by Bram Stoker If vampires are your monster of choice, then you really need to check out Dracula. If horror is your genre of choice, then you need to read Dracula. If you want to enlighten yourself in the

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 18/10/2021

Vale Eddie Jaku: the man who taught us that “Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It’s up to you.”  We were sad to hear that the author of one of our favourite books has passed away, aged 101.  Eddie Jaku who wrote The happiest

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 08/02/2021

The Engima Game by Elizabeth Weir is chronologically the second book in the Code Name Verity series.  It’s a thriller set in the historical period of World War 2, and tells the story of how an Enigma Machine falls into

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 18/03/2020

We cannot recommend Somebody Give This Heart a Pen highly enough. It’s a compelling collection of poems that explores the emotions and experiences of growing up as a mixed-race woman. From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful new

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Book of the Week

Date Published: 15/09/2019

Sensitive by Allayne Webster follows the journey into adolescence of SJ who suffers from severe chronic eczema and allergies that are at times life-threatening. Based on the author’s own childhood and adult experiences with these conditions, it is an important

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