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Batty, Andrew The Boy and the Briefcase and the Moose The Book Guild Publishing 2021, pp296, [pounds sterling]8.99 9781913913731 Coming-of-Age. Friendship. Romance Set in the 1970s, this book follows the [...]

Bailey, Susanna Raven Winter Farshore 2022, pp248, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781405299961 Family. Animals. Healing The scene and characters are set out in an opening paragraph that seamlessly draws the reader in. [...]

Halpin, Samuel J. The Midnight Switch Usborne 2023, pp.352, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781474970655 Fantasy. Adventure. Magic When Lewis and his family move to Barrow, he doesn't think much of the stories [...]

French, Jess Race to Frostfall Mountain (Beastlands) Bonnier Books 2023, pp.352, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781800784062 Fantasy. Adventure. Animals The island of Ramona was once luscious and populated with mighty beasts. Now [...]

Braddock, Paige River Rescue (Peanut Butter and Crackers) Nosy Crow 2023, pp.302, [pounds sterling]6.99 9781839949913 Comic. Adventure. Animals Peanut, Butter and Crackers: River Rescue isa fabulously funny graphic novel told [...]

Klassen, Jon The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Walker Books Limited, 2023, pp105, [pounds sterling]14.99, 9781529509571 Friendship. Isolation. Thriller This is an old story. In a big, abandoned house, on a [...]

Faturoti, Rachel The Boy in the Smoke Hodder Children's Books, 2023, pp269, [pounds sterling]7.99, 9781444963588 Families. Food Banks. Friendship Isaiah always has an easy smile and j smart answer for [...]

Jassat, Nadine The Stories Grandma Forgot (And How I Found Them) Orion Children's Books, 2023, pp240, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781510111578 Mystery. Alzheimer's. Memory Loss Twelve-year-old Nyla's dad died when she was [...]

Chambers, Roland The Rage of the Sea Witch The Adventures of Billy Shaman Zephyr, 2023, pp168, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781789541465 Adventure. Magic. Oceans. Billy has yet to realise his powers as [...]

O'Hara, Mo Honey's Hive Illustrated by Aya Kakeda Andersen Press 2023, pp.176, [pounds sterling]6.99 9781839133282 Adventure. Honey. Bees Honey is a young bee, buzzing with ambition, who can't find her [...]

Muncaster, Harriet Emerald and the Ocean Parade Oxford University Press 2023, pp.160, [pounds sterling]9.99 9780192783974 Mermaid. Magic. Adventure Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but she doesn't [...]

Keilty, Derek Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch Illustrated by Magda Brol Scallywag Press 2023, pp.166, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781915252180 Adventure. Magic. Witches Join Ivy Newt and her familiar, Tom, on [...]

Blackwell, Glen The Blitz Bus Zoetrope Books 2021, pp250, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781838325220 Historical. War. London The Blitz Bus follows Jack and Emmie who suddenly find themselves transported back to London [...]

I was very fortunate to recently have a visit from Gulla Hermannsdottir, a school librarian from the International English School in Stockholm, at the end of February. Gulla is very [...]

Lowe, Hannah The Kids Bloodaxe Books 2021, pp80, [pounds sterling]10.99 9781780375793 Poetry. Family. Education The Kids is a fabulous poetry anthology and is perfect for those studying English Language and/or [...]

Marufu, Aneesa The Balloon Thief Chicken House 2022, pp400, [pounds sterling]7.99 9781913696078 Racism. Fantasy. Young Adult This is a thrilling, fantasy, young adult novel following 16-year-old Khadija on an adventure [...]

Harrison, Michelle Midnight Magic: Mirror Mischief Illustrated by Elissa Elwick Stripes Publishing 2021, pp91, [pounds sterling]5.99 9781788951494 Magic. Cats. Poetry This stunning book, written in verse, had me smiling from [...]

Jackson, A.B. The Voyage of St Brendan Bloodaxe Books 2021, pp72, [pounds sterling]10.99 9781780375663 Poetry. Adventure. Legends This book tells the tale of a legendary seafaring Irish abbot who embarks [...]

Carter, Ally Dear Ally, How Do I Write a Book? Orchard, 2019, pp336, [pounds sterling]6.99 978 1 40835 487 2 Ally Carter is the author of bestselling series Gallagher Girls, [...]

I started as a Pupil Librarian in primary school, always tidying books in our small reading room, and wanting to read them all. I then progressed to working in the [...]

Moses, Brian and Carter, James Spaced Out Illustrated by Del Thorpe Bloomsbury Education, 2019, pp128, [pounds sterling]6.99 978 1 4729 6115 0 Spaced Out is a compilation of wonderful poems [...]

Millwood Hargrave, Kiran The Deathless Girls (Bellatrix) Orion, 2019, pp400, [pounds sterling]12.99 978 1 5101 0674 1 This wonderful modern YA gothic novel is a feminist, dark and romantic take [...]

Bennett, Sophia The Bigger Picture: Women Who Changed the Art World Illustrated by Manjit Thapp Tate Publishing, 2019, pp112, [pounds sterling]14.99 978 1 84976 621 0 A beautiful compilation of [...]

Lo, Charlotte We Won an Island Nosy Crow, 2019, pp208, [pounds sterling]6.99 978 1 78800 041 3 Luna, Margot and Fabian have everyone's best interests at heart. So when their [...]

Roache, Kiley Frat Girl HarperCollins, 2018, pp384, 7.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 848 45665 5 Kiley writes a very poignant novel about Cassandra Davis the feminist. Cassie has a research [...]

Harris, Sarah The Definition of Us Piatkus, 2018, pp272, 7.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 349 41964 0 Manor Lane Diagnostic and Therapy Centre helps many young people with different conditions. [...]

Park, Linda Sue A Long Walk to Water Rock the Boat, 2018, pp128, 6.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 78607 462 1 This wonderful emotional story about war, loss and survival [...]

The article discusses the Pupil Librarian Conference 2016 that was held at Saint Wilfrid's Church of England Academy in Blackburn, England. Topics discussed include the codenames and English game for students, the quiz about books and reading, and the importance of networking and sharing ideas in library setting.