Book of the Week
23
Nov
2018

The Hate U Give... now a best-selling movie...
"Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel
that will be remembered as a classic of our time". (John Green)
'WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A VOICE
IF YOU'RE GONNA BE SILENT
IN THOSE MOMENTS YOU SHOULDN'T BE?'
…
Category: Book Reviews
Book of the Week
19
Nov
2018

For our younger readers- from bestselling author David Walliams...
When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London,
hears about the mysterious Ice Monster-
a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole-
she's determined to discover more...
Soon Elsie is face to face with the…
Category: Book Reviews
Book of the Week for Remembrance Day
8
Nov
2018

A stunning novel of the First World War
They've gone now, and I'm alone at last.
I have the whole night ahead of me, and I won't waste a single moment of it...
I want tonight to be long, as long as my life...
As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood
from the…
Category: Book Reviews
Book of the Week for Halloween
22
Oct
2018

Skulduggery Pleasant is dead.
Valkyrie Cain is cool.
Omen Darkly is neither.
For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm,
plunging into battle - time and time again -
by Skulduggery Pleasant'd side, and always emerging triumphant.
But now the very…
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Book of the Week
15
Oct
2018

For our younger readers from Michael Rosen...
Double the Trouble!
Read two stories at once: a brand new story told alongside
Dickens's Oliver Twist.
Fitting in at a new school is never easy.
New girl Shona finds it hard to stay out of trouble -
a lot like Oliver Twist, the boy…
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Book of the Week
8
Oct
2018

'A Truly Brilliant Book' - Malorie Blackman
For our older readers...
Not cool enough, not clever enough,
not street enough for anyone to notice me.
I was the kid people looked straight through.
Not any more.
Not since MR ORANGE.
Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum a…
Category: Book Reviews
Book of the Week for National Poetry Day
28
Sep
2018

National Poetry Day 4th October 2018
Young minds often have a very different way of looking at the world,
and by reading their poetry expressing their deepest thoughts and feelings
we are allowed a fascinating glimpse into what it is like to be part of their generation.
The young…
Category: Book Reviews
Book of the Week
24
Sep
2018

Cold Bath Street, set in Preston, comes highly recommended by Mr Armer...
Preston Oldcorn lay quite still,
eyes tight shut, trying to shrug off
the cold grip of the nightmare.
It was 9:22p.m.
It was always 9:22p.m.
A cold hand had plunged into Preston's chest
and tightened its…
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Book of the Week
18
Sep
2018

The latest blockbuster from David Baddiel...
Bracket Wood is about to be visited by
the school inspectors.
And there's one BIG PROBLEM:
Ryan Ward.
The Prankster Prince
The Scourge of Teachers.
The Naughtiest Kid in School.
But when Ryan finally goes too far
the head…
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Book of the Week
10
Sep
2018

FOR OUR OLDER READERS...
It's Saturday, it's summer and, although he doesn't know it yet,
everything in Adam Thorn's life is going to fall apart.
But maybe, just maybe, he'll find freedom in the release.
Time is running out though, because way across town,
a ghost has risen from the…
Category: Book Reviews
Lancashire Book of the Year 2018
9
Jul
2018

SEE HOW THEY LIE by Sue Wallman
is the 2018 LANCASHIRE BOOK OF THE YEAR
as voted for by pupils across Lancashire aged 12-14.
All is not well at the Hummingbird Creek wellness resort.
No one can see in, no one can get out...
New from the talented author of Lying About Last…
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Book of the Week
3
Jul
2018

From the winner of the
Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017.
Indigo lives with her mum, Keely.
When Indigo meets Bailey at sixth form, serious sparks fly,
but Indigo has a secret that could ruin everything between them
before it's even begun.
Bailey's blown away by Indigo;…
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