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 =='''3 MARCH9 MAY'''== 
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|author=Sara HollandTom Percival|title=HavenfallThe Wrong Shoes|rating=45|genre=TeensConfident Readers|summary= Maddie Morrow Will's life is supposed to spending the summer with her Grandma Ellen. But after difficult, in a visit to her mother in prison, Maddie wants nothing more than to go to Havenfall to see her uncle, Marcusmultitude of ways. It He is bullied because he has 's the only place she feels truly at home. Maddiewrong shoes's father, understandablyhe has the wrong shoes because his dad can't work and doesn't have enough money for even the most basic of things like food, is not keen on Maddie spending time with her motherand his dad can's family t work because he lost his job at the college, was working a cash-in- because hand job on a building site and had an accident. Throw into that mix the crime Maddiefact that his mum and dad are separated, and Will's mum life seems bleak in every direction. And yet, he still has a tiny amount of hope. He is languishing on death row for committing good at art, and clings to the moments of joy when he is drawing, that feel like a light at the murder end of Maddie's brother..a long, dark tunnel.|isbn=1547603798 1398527122
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=='''23 MAY'''==
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|author=Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane (editors)Onyi Nwabineli|title=Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy TalesAllow Me to Introduce Myself
|rating=4.5
|genre=FantasyGeneral Fiction|summary=Curses. They're there throughout tales of faery and other fantastical folk – people being cursed Anuri spent her childhood on display to do thisthe world, or not thanks to be able to do that. Children can be cursedher step-mother Ophelia's increasingly popular presence on social media, as can princesses on the verge where she posted every step of marrying, and older people too. It seems in a way thereAnuri's no escaping itchildhood for sponsorships and influencer deals and, basically, monetary gain. Which Now Anuri is why the theme of this book of short stories is such a standout – we may well think we know all there in her twenties and she is slowly trying to regain her confidence and to know about this accursed characterget her life back, that demonised place, and that other bewitched person. We'd be very wrong.|isbn=1789091500}}  =='''5 MARCH'''=={{Frontpage|isbn=0571342353|title=Rules for Perfect Murders|author=Peter Swanson|rating=4|genre=Crime|summary=Malcolm Kershaw was the cosuing her step-owner and manager of mother to take down the Old Devils Bookstore on Beacon Hill in Bostoncontent about her. The store specialises in crime novelsAnuri is battling alcoholism, failing to start her PhD, but Mal has given up reading crimeundergoing therapy and secretly abusing people online and receiving money from them for doing so. His life's been pretty chaotic of late: It's five years since his wifeMost importantly, Claire Malloryshe is desperately worried about her little sister, died and hewho is the new focus of Ophelia's never really got over itonline empire. She was driving whilst inebriatedCan she save her sister, having just been to see and perhaps herself and her relationship with her father at the man with whom Kershaw suspected she was having an affair. His interest in crime fiction comes back when he's approached by Special Agent Gwen Mulvey. She's interested in a blog post he wrote a few years ago: '' My Eight Perfect Murders''.same time?|isbn=0861546873
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=='''4 JUNE'''==
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|isbnauthor=1786897148Stuart Douglas|title=Bobby March Will Live Forever (Harry McCoy)|author=Alan ParksLowe and Le Breton Mysteries - Death at the Dress Rehearsal|rating=43.5
|genre=Crime
|summary=In February 1964 Bobby March was on During location filming for his way to London with fellow band members Tom, Scott, Barry 1970's sitcom 'Floggit and Jamie. HeLeggit'd had to get his father to sign , leading man Edward Lowe stumbles across the dead body of a woman on the contract for The Beatkickers, as Bobby wasn't old enoughedge of a reservoir. And his father had been reluctant - he'd have preferred Bobby The police seem happy to get assign it as an apprenticeshipaccidental death, for but something about the whole thing bothers Lowe, and he enlists the regular moneyhelp of a fellow actor, John Le Breton to help him investigate matters further. By July 1973 Bobby is back in Glasgow. The Beatkickers didn't survive They travel across the country during their days off filming, uncovering more possible murders and March is on his own, but hardly thrivingseemingly, a link to death during the Second World War. There's an obvious drug habit. But is there really a link between the deaths? Meanwhile, the police are consumed by the search for a missing girl, Alice Kelly.And will they manage to uncover who is responsible before more people lose their lives?|isbn=1803368209
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=='''6 JUNE'''==
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|isbnauthor=B083NMCSZXKieran Larwood and Joe Todd-Stanton|title=Little Doubt (D I Kelly Porter)|author=Rachel LynchDungeon Runners: Hero Trial
|rating=4
|genre=CrimeConfident Readers|summary=Ella Watson was in the wrong place at the wrong timeMeet Kit. She was out running Like most of the people in his world, it seems, he is an avid fan of Dungeon Running – the park when she was randomly attacked sport where a team of warrior, mage and healer enter specially prepared, century-old, magical mazes, and stabbed race to deaththe exit, perhaps bothering with the treasure or the big bad and the points they grant you along the way. Her husbandUnfortunately for Kit, Thomasthe only thing he's seen of the latest race on the inn TV equivalent is that one team has been retired, and childreneaten, Jordan and Millie were devastated and Detective Superintendent Neil Ormond was outraged that a decent, middle-class woman should be the victim new trio of knife crimequestors is needed. Despite being a golfing partner of Thomas Jordan Possibly very unfortunately indeed for Kit, he declined has taken to distance himself the goading from the case token bully of his world and told DI Kelly Porter that stumbled into declaring he would be taking a great deal of interest in how the case was handled. He wasn't anywhere near ll enter as interested when a second woman was stabbed to death a few hours laterteam. Keira Bradley lived on the Beacon estate What chance does this friendless, muscle-free-zone have in actually managing that, and Ormond's view seemed to be that anyone living there should expect this sort of thing to happen. He how could hardly bring himself he possibly hope to mention Keira's name.succeed?|isbn=1839945184
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 =='''12 MARCH13 JUNE'''== 
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|authorisbn=Will Dean 1635866847|title=Black River The Lavender Companion|rating=5|genre=Crime|summaryauthor=Tuva Moodyson returns - and this third book in the Tuva Moodyson mystery series delves deep into her personal life, returning her to the isolated town of Gavrik Jessica Dunham and into a desperate search for her missing best friend. With the Midsommar sun blocked out by the dark pines of the forest, Tuva fights to save her friend. But who’ll be there to save Tuva?|isbn=1786077116}}{{Frontpage|author=Elliot Reed|title=A Key to Treehouse LivingTerry Barlin Vesci|rating=4.5|genre=General FictionLifestyle|summary=This It's strange, the things that make you ''immediately'' feel that this is the story of a young boybook for you. Before I started reading ''The Lavender Companion'', William Tyce, who is being raised by his uncle after I visited the death of his mother author's [https://www.pinelavenderfarm.com/ website] and his fatherthere's abandonmenta picture of a slice of chocolate cake on the homepage. However, it isnI don't told in the usual narrative wayeat cakes and desserts - but I wanted that cake viscerally. Instead, (There's a recipe in the book is made up of glossary entries, written by William, as a way of describing certain events, situations and emotions. It runs alphabetically, starting with ABSENCE, then moving to ALPHABETICAL ORDER. As which I began to read I did find myself thinking 'what on earth?m avoiding with some difficulty!!' but ) Then I soon grew used to started reading the style, book and I was instead caught up in William's story.|isbn=1911545418}} =='''26 MARCH'''== {{Frontpage|author= N K Jemisin|title= The City We Became|rating= 4|genre= Science Fiction|summary= New York is being born, the city has reached critical mass and has matured into a living almost-breathing entity and is ready told to make its way out into the world. Before it can be established, an ancient evil appears to attempt to destroy it just as a mess of it destroyed Atlantis and other forgotten places. The city is not alone through the birthing process, people who embody Notes in the values margins are selected sanctioned. You get to become fold down the living embodiment corners of the city, some cities have one, some have twelve and New York has sixpages. Together these human-embodiments must defeat the woman in white and save New York from very real destruction You suspect that smears of butter would not be a problem. But these are five different boroughs which don I ''loved't always see eye to eye, it's a personality clash on an epic scale and unity is both critical and not remotely guaranteedthis book already.|isbn=0356512665
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=='''31 MARCH4 JULY'''== 
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|author=Rob HarrellMax Boucherat|title=WinkThe Last Life of Lori Mills
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=When Ross is diagnosed with a rare form of cancerWe meet Lori on the first evening she's got the house to herself – no neighbour to pop in, aged 12babysitter poorly, his desperate attempts mother at school to work, just be 'normal' become impossiblean avidly rule-breaking eleven year old, on her lonesome. Suddenly he is the cancer kidWhat could possibly go wrong? Snuggled in a blanket fort, and everything he does, how he looksshe has one main intention, and how he behaves falls under the scrutiny of the other kids in school. Ross that isto log on to Voxminer, understandablythe world-building, angry. He critter-collecting game that is facing potential blindness, whilst dealing with an eye sealed a hit in a permanent winkLori's world. He But first Lori has gloopy eye medicine to try to help with the paina tiny inkling that this stormy night doesn't find herself entirely on her own, plus and then she finds something even more spooky. For the need server she and her bestie and nobody else should be able to wear a hat at all times to protect his face due to the ongoing treatmententer shows signs of tampering. With the sudden ghosting by one of his best friendsWhen malevolent eyes spark up on her phone screen, and a series of horrible memes that someone at school creates about Rossher safe place in the game has been doctored – well, nothing about his life where is normal any more, and he has to find new ways a girl to deal with his feelings, and survive.turn?|isbn=14714091470008666482
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=='''2 APRIL'''==
 
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|author= Ben Oliver
|title= The Loop
|rating= 3.5
|genre= Teens
|summary= Set during the aftermath of a Third World War where methods of punishment for criminal activities have been amped up to a horrific level by machines, The Loop follows the precarious existence of adolescent Luka Kane. In a world of Have and Have Nots where Alts [cyborgs] have power over Regulars, he is trapped inside a living hell with no chance of escape. A detonator has been sewn inside his heart connecting him to a trigger held by the guards who can end his life with one squeeze. Luka is taunted by limited access to his memories and relentlessly drained of energy through a gruelling daily torture ritual. Doomed to Delay [a risky medical trial where he is a guinea pig for Alts in place of execution] after Delay he is in despair. His prison is based on the model of an infinity loop designed to make its inmates suffer. With the only glimmers of hope being the rumours of rebellion outside and the visits of sympathetic Alt guard Wren, can Luka ever be free? Why has he been imprisoned? What waits for him if he can break the loop?
|isbn=1912626551
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|author= Kirsty Applebaum
|title= Troofriend
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Confident Readers
|summary= Are you tired of your child's classmates constantly being horrible to them? Do you want your child to have some positive experiences with people? Introducing the new Jenson & Jenson Troofriend 560 Mark IV android! These state-of-the-art machines are capable of emulating the full range of human emotions without lying, stealing or bullying. They're the perfect companion for any child! Any mention that these androids are beginning to develop real human feelings are just unsubstantiated rumours and have absolutely no basis in reality…right?
|isbn=1788003470
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=='''7 APRIL'''==
 
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|author= Grady Hendrix
|title= The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
|rating= 5
|genre= Horror
|summary= Women, by and large, have always been the subjugated sex. Throughout history, they have been confined to mere bit players who occasionally help hold up the powerful man and let nothing stand in his way. Grady Hendrix's new novel ''The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires'' gives women their due. It is an ode to the strong selfless housewife. Hendrix illustrates this by having them go toe to toe with a predatory male vampire who moves into their quiet cul de sac.
|isbn=1683691431
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=='''15 APRIL'''==
 
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|isbn=1781129312
|title=Sequin and Stitch
|author=Laura Dockrill and Sara Ogilvie (illustrator)
|rating=5
|genre=Dyslexia Friendly
|summary=Sequin loved her mum to bits, but sometimes she got very cross with her. It wasn't that mum wouldn't go outside their flat - Sequin coped with that - it was because she never pushed to get credit for what she did. Mum is a seamstress and she makes the sort of clothes that you see on red carpets or at important weddings. She's not the designer - they're the people who make a lot of money from the clothes. Mum is the person who actually ''makes'' the garments and she's really talented, but when people talk about the dress or the suit, they talk about the designer. The seamstress is never mentioned.
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|author=Akala
|title=The Dark Lady
|rating=4.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=''For a street kid from the Devil's Gap, London's most notorious slum, life is short and tough. For Henry, a boy thief with brown skin inherited from a mother who abandoned him, life is tougher still. The Dark Lady enters his dreams at night. She seems to represent a past, and possibly a future...''
Henry and his friends, brother and sister Matthew and Mary, have various ways of getting by. Sometimes they pickpockets. Sometimes they rob the houses of the rich. It's crime or starve - but crime is dangerous and they risk the terrible punishments of Elizabethan England if they are caught. Impossible choices. But there are pleasures too, and for Henry, the chief pleasure is the Globe Theatre and the plays of William Shakespeare. Henry loves language and often makes up sonnets about what he sees around him and how he feels. |isbn= 1444943693
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=='''14 MAY'''==
 
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|author= Alison Weir
|title= Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard The Tainted Queen
|rating= 4
|genre= Historical Fiction
|summary= ''Katheryn was seven when her mother died'', thus we are thrust into this tumultuous time in young Katheryn's life, trying to find a home, both figuratively and literally, where she can grow and grieve. Unfortunately, Katheryn is followed by bad luck and she learns an important lesson, she is too young, too poor and too unimportant to be of any value to anyone, but she is beautiful and surely, that will count for something in the end, won't it?
|isbn=1472227778
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{{Frontpage
|author= Hana Tooke
|title= The Unadoptables
|rating= 5
|genre= Confident Readers
|summary= In the winter of 1880, five babies are abandoned at the Little Tulip orphanage in Amsterdam, much to the annoyance of matron Gasbeek. Twelve years later, Milou, the last of the five babies to be abandoned back in that winter, struggles to work out the identity of her parents from the clues she was abandoned with: a small coffin with claw-marks on the outside, a cat doll made by someone called Bram Poppenmaker and a velvet blanket. She, along with the other four, patiently wait for Milou's parents to come back and take her home. However, when the five children are sold to the dodgy merchant Meneer Rotman, they know they have to escape. And so begins the adventure of a lifetime as the Unadoptables join forces to reunite Milou with her parents, all the time being pursued by the Kinderbureau and Rotman…
|isbn=0241417465
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