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=='''19 AUGUST28 OCTOBER'''==

|author=Doug JohnstoneAntti Tuomainen and David Hackston (translator)|title=The Great SilenceRabbit Factor|rating=43.5

|summary=For those whoMeet Henri. With a mind so much more focused on maths and calculations than it is other human beings, like me, havenhe't come across s perfect for his job in the Skelfs before, I'll risk a quick synopsis of whoinsurance company – until they decide he's who – although Johnstone does not a good job of bringing the backstory in without being heavy handed about it. Skelf isnteam-member, that they't some fantastic creature, though it sounds as though it ought d prefer everyone to beall open-plan, it holistic and keen on stupid-as workshopping. This is merely the surname of when he finds his brother has died, having a family of undertakersheart attack while busy changing his Volvo's radio channel, and has left Henri everything. Undertakers Unfortunately (or otherwise) that 'everything' is just an adventure park, and private investigatorsnothing else. Dorothy ''YouMeFun'' is so not what Henri wants to occupy his mind, but he perks up a little when he sees huge holes in the matriarch finances – Californian by birth and instinctit runs at a steady money-moving pace, despite some desultory staff ideas, she married a scot but loans have been made out and ended up helping the amount vanished. Fortunately (or otherwise) some people are quickly on the scene to run the Edinburgh undertaking firm explain that had missing money – it's been in the family for generations. Recently widowed and turned into a gambling debt that has also now involved with a black Swedish police officer. Swedish been inherited by nationality. Scottish police. Daughter JennyHenri, 46, is haunted by her still-living husband – and the activities of these guys are not conducive to getting a violent escaped prisonercheap life insurance plan.. And grand-daughter is about to graduate with a first-class physics degree and join the academic staff next term.|isbn=1913193837191319387X

=='''2 SEPTEMBER1 NOVEMBER'''==

|author=Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom de FrestonTeresa Driscoll|title=Julia and the SharkHer Perfect Family|rating=45|genre=Confident ReadersThrillers|summary=JuliaThe novel begins by introducing you to Gemma, our pre-teen heroinewho at first instance appears to be your average student, has been packed off faced with the familiar horrifying realisation, at the eleventh hour, that her parents and their cat from graduation outfit is all wrong. Suddenly, Gemma receives an eerie message stating ''He is not who he says he is…'', paving the family home in SW England to be lighthousekeepers way for a summer, in the far NE of sinister tone that remains throughout the Scottish islandsnovel. Here be VikingsIn a twist of events, that kind and after a change of Scottish island. Dad outfit, Gemma is going to be automating shot in the lanternmidst of her graduation ceremony. With Gemma then in a coma, which what follows is his specialist thing, while mum will be leaving her career in algae behind a complex whodunit with a list of suspects that continues to hunt grow the elusive Greenland shark. And Julia, well, she will be homesick and alone – until she suddenly finds company one nightfurther you read.|isbn=15101077891542028752

|author=Ian Mark and Louis GhibaultLucy Hope|title=Monster Hunting For BeginnersFledgling

|summary=Meet JackBavaria, 1900. Now Jack knows very little about being fearless and nimble and quickOur scene is a most peculiar hilltop house, for he's a slight boybuilt bit by bit over the decades, and although he wants for danger now looking imperiously down on the village and peril and interesting things his dad refuses to let him out of his sightwoods below. ThatIt's because Jack's mother knew all about monstersan eccentric house, and look what happened to her – she died. Luckily or unluckily thenhost eccentrics, depending on your point of view, a giant ogre will threaten his aunt when Jackso the library shelving system is not as we's father also goes AWOLd know it, Jack will fluke the ogre's deathroof is retractable, there is a dwarfish wizardsteam-type will make him powered, hand-operated lift system cut through it, and so on. At the moment it houses an apprentice monster hunterex-soldier with PTSD and a passion for the long-standing family hobby of taxidermy, a woman who does nothing but quibble, kvetch and he'll be given sing opera loudly, and the dying grandma to our heroine, Cassie, a book that tells him young lass who has to do all he needs to know about the perils he always wanted closer contact withmaintenance of this bizarre machine-like abode. The bookOh but it's name? ''Monster Hunting for Beginners'also going to house someone or something else, when crashing through Cassie's bedroom window one stormy day is a cherub. And if you think such a heavenly arrival is going to be a completely great and wonderful thing, think again...|isbn=0755501942183994188X

|author=Emma CarrollWill Carver|title=The Week at World's EndPsychopaths Anonymous|rating=43.5|genre=Confident ReadersThrillers|summary=FirstMaeve is a high functioning alcoholic, the title. We're in World's End Closedrinking continuously and also, a mediocre set of housescuriously, where Stevie (Vie addicted to her friends) finds fun only with the family dog and with the boy over the roadattending numerous AA groups. But we could She is also be at World's End, because something taking a great chunk of self-acknowledged psychopath. Whilst analysing and critiquing the fun away AA steps she is mainly using the fact that the Cuban Missile Crisis is kicking offgroups to find targets... The Soviet boats are getting blockaded as America tries targets for sexual encounters, targets to feed her desire to reduce the risk hear of nuclear missiles offshorepeople's misery, and not much else is able to make the news. That said, Vie has news of targets for her own – Anna, a secretive young woman hiding in their coal shedviolent behaviour. Anna hasYet she also seems to be searching for others who think as she does, in no short time, taken a strong interest in the American airforce base behind the Close, said and when she'd locate something she wanted and leave, failed s unable to leave, and implied her life was at risk. But surely this bit find like-minded people in any of intrigue has got nothing to do with what the Cold War is doing miles away?|isbn=0571364438}}{{Frontpage|author= Angharad Walker|title= The Ash House|rating= 5|genre= Confident Readers|summary= A new boy arrives at The Ash House. He doesn't know his name, or why he is there but he is used groups she decides to the systemset up her own, used hoping to different places and different faces. He meets Dom encounter others who names him Sol share similar obsessions, and sets out to teach him the rules of The Ash House. These rules centre on a variety of Nicenesses set out by the absent Headmaster. All children must remember their Niceness and complete their chores, working as a hive in the smouldering shadows of The Ash House. But soon their easy peace thus Psychopaths Anonymous is shattered by the arrival of the Doctor. By the end of the story, lives will be changed forever and The Ash House will never be the same againborn.|isbn=19126269771913193756

|author=Freya SampsonMarske|title=The Last LibraryA Marvellous Light

|genre=General Historical Fiction|summary=I am always Robin Blyth is nudged into a little nervous to start a story about a library, since I am a librarian. I always grit my teeth slightly at the thought of the incoming cardigan-wearing, hair job in a bun, cat-owning, glasses on a chain stereotypes! In this story, the main character, June, does put her hair in a bun, and she does own a cat (called Alan Bennett)Civil Service, much to his chagrin. There he meets Edwin Courcey and she has barely any friends and spends her evenings eating learns that the same Chinese takeaway meal once a week whilst reading books alone! But I didn't immediately throw the book out streets of the window, because I found I was interested in June, and why she lived as she didLondon are threaded with magic. Her mum used Desperate to be remove a librarian at the village library, but when she got sickcurse that threatens to swallow him, June gave up on going Robin follows Edwin to University and stayed at home to take care of her mumthe countryside, as well as taking on a job as library assistant at where the local library. And even though her mum sadly died some years ago, she is still working there, still eating her mum's favourite takeaway meal, hedgegrows bristle with incantations and still reading her mum's old booksthe people shimmer with power. June is stuck, but little does she know, everything There they uncover a sinister plot that threatens the lives of all magicians in her life is about the changeBritish Isles.|isbn=183877369X1529080886

=='''16 SEPTEMBER6 JANUARY 2022'''=={{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary= ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It's a worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. .}}

|author=Alex FoulkesLucy Strange and Pam Smy|title=Rules for VampiresThe Mermaid in the Millpond

|summary= Eleonore Von Motteberg (or 'Leo' for short) There is no mermaid in the millpond. That at least is what Bess is a Vampiretelling herself. She drinks blood, she sleeps during the day, and she can Grimwalk (turning into Neither will there be a flock of bats to travel around, although not friend for her in amongst all of them remember to come back). Pretty cool stuff. Now, on the night of her hundredth birthnightother kids, she has who have had their entire childhoods sold to go out and hunt her first human. However, instead she ends up killing two humans the mill-owners by accident and burning down an orphanagethe London workhouse they used to call home. Oops! And Bess knows there is no time for friendship in a hand-to make things worse-mouth, the ghosts of one of the orphans and the evil master every man for himself kind of the orphanage come back to haunt herexistence. So, not only But despite herself Bess does Leo have to team up with the friendly ghost Minna to stop the ghost find a bit of a kindred spirit in the Orphanmaster before he becomes unstoppably powerfulslight little Dot, she and despite everything that life has to do it all while hiding it from taught her family. Did I mention vampires about betrayal and ghosts hate each other? Yeahhow befriending people only leads to harm, theremight be a glimmer of companionship in the tired-out mill workers. But surely that doesn's a reason why t mean there are rules for vampires…is any truth in the existence of the mermaid?|isbn=147119955X180090049X

 =='''28 SEPTEMBER18 JANUARY'''==

|isbnauthor=1800464495Antoine Laurain, Le Sonneur and Jane Aitken (translator)|title= 100 Ways in 100 Days to Teach Your Baby Maths: Support All Areas of Your Baby’s Development by Nurturing a Love of Maths|author=Emma SmithRed is My Heart|rating=43.5|genre=Children's Non-Literary Fiction|summary=''Babies seem to be born with an amazing number sense[[:Category: understanding shapes in the womb, being aware of quantities at seven hours old, assessing probability at six months old, Antoine Laurain|Antoine Laurain]] books have always been black and comprehending addition white and subtraction at nine months oldread in my house.'' Did you know And so was this? one, although I didn't! How about: ''Maths ability on entry to school is a strong predictor of later achievement, double could have spelled that of literacy skills.'' I didn't know more accurately – this either! I think most parents are aware that giving your children a good start in literacy - reading storiesone was, teaching pen gripsand is, singing rhymes - gives children a solid foundation when they start schoolblack and white and red. But do we think the same way about mathsYes, he has an artistic collaborator on this piece, beyond counting? and I donthink it't think we do, in part because so many of us are afraid s possible to say not one page lacks the influence of maths. But why are we? Most of us use maths in daily life without realising and it follows that giving our children a similar pre-school grounding will be just as beneficialsome striking visual ideas.|isbn=1913547183

=='''7 OCTOBER3 FEBRUARY'''==

|author=John GwynneChristopher Edge|title=The Shadow Of The GodsEscape Room|rating=53|genre=FantasyConfident Readers|summary=The Shadow Of The Gods is the first installment I've seen junior variants of the Bloodsworn Saga, set in 'Choose Your Own Adventure' format cover escape rooms – the era of the Vikings process by which a character or characters start by being trapped in the shadow of Ragnaroka specific location, when the Gods and have battled and to solve problems in order to get their bones lie scattered way out. What I've not done (alongside experience one for all to see. This story myself – for that would require actual friends) is seen a prose book describing people in such an adventure, with the regular second person narrative replaced by the ultimate in High Fantasyfirst. Here, Ami and John Gwynne certainly does justice four other tweenagers, all new to each other and booked into the genregame without any of their friends, with mythical creatures, archaic language and battles galore. This is are a thick bookteam – starting out at the game's main offices, with an intricate plot where they're told they and fascinating characters that their quest for The Answer are woven together to create a wonderfully realistic and gritty world -changer. But could watching people engage with such a pastime, despite the ramped-up threat levels, change much in which our heroes must do battle.the world of literature?|isbn=03565142181788007964

|author=Peter PapathanasiouLouie Stowell|title=The StoningLoki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good|rating=34.5|genre=ThrillersConfident Readers|summary=In a town sleazy enough to make sh*tholes elsewhere look glamorous in comparison, a teacher Meet Loki. The trickster god has been transported across town at night in a shopping trolleygot into trouble again, and sheso the other gods have decided there's been taped to only one thing for it – he must be banished. And transformed – for Loki is spending a tree month both in exile and she's had rocks bowled at her as if she were in the world's tallest cricket stumpsphysical form of a middle-school kid here on Earth. When sheHe's discovered guarded by the town gossip everyonea giant and a god in disguise as his parents, and Thor has come along as well, including to be the local copsmore suave, are quite confident more popular and more successful brother of the culprit two. Loki has come from the immigrant detention centre the place is reluctantly home a month to. An arson attack on that shows redeem his reputation, and get his moral compass pointing the feeling – right way again, or else, and to prove it's only fairhe has to write the text we read in a sentient notebook, that is the general opinionable to cry foul of his lies, for the occupants are often setting their own fires in protest at their conditionsand judge his progress. Cue But Loki is the arrival kind of George Manolisgod who insists he can do anything, so surviving a bit more virtuously for a higher rank from the city, to sort everything out. Because such an aggrieved, insular community month is really going to welcome be a Greek-heritaged city boy laying down walk in the lawpark...right?|isbn=15294169731406399752

=='''19 OCTOBER3 MARCH'''==

|author=Claire McGowanMarcus Sedgwick|title=I Know YouWrath|rating=4.5|genre=ThrillersTeens|summary=''Then:'' Casey returns from a walk with the babyMeet Fitz, Carson, and comes across three bodies, almost a whole family taken downyoung Scottish lad full of frustration at himself. ''Now:'' Rachel Lockdown is out for a walk with her dog, Brandyonly just over, when she comes across a body in the woods. |isbn=1542019974}} =='''28 OCTOBER'''=={{Frontpage|author=Antti Tuomainen and David Hackston (translator)|title=The Rabbit Factor|rating=3.5|genre=Crime|summary=Meet Henri. With a mind so much more focused on maths and calculations than it is other human beings, he's perfect for his job in the insurance company – until they decide should be free to do what he's not a team-memberwants, that they'd prefer everyone to be all open-plan, holistic go where he wants and keen on stupid-as workshopping. This is when with whom he finds his brother has died, having a heart attack while busy changing his Volvo's radio channel, and has left Henri everything. Unfortunately (or otherwise) that 'everything' is just an adventure park, and nothing else. ''YouMeFun'' is so not what Henri wants to occupy his mind, but he perks up a little cannot stop himself from putting his foot in it when he sees huge holes in the finances – it runs at talks to his best friend, Cassie. They were half of a steady money-moving pace, despite some desultory staff ideasschool band, but loans have been made out and Cassie was also one hundred per cent the enigmatic – saying she could hear a subhuman hum coming from the amount vanishedearth. Fortunately (or otherwise) some people are quickly on Is this connected with one of her eco-warrior parents saying the end of the scene to explain that missing money – world is already a done deal? Is itsome spooky new kind of music she's been turned into a gambling debt that has also now been inherited by Henridreaming of? Is she just bonkers? And can Fitz find out the truth? Well, and the activities of these guys are not conducive to getting a cheap life insurance planwhen Cassie has gone missing he can't...|isbn=191319387X1800900899