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Phil Earle
This is a humorous contemporary story about first love, embarrassment and trying to change an uncertain situation. Its unusual musical intervention gives Marv’s school-based crush a playful, surreal element.
Gabby Dawnay
A lively introduction to communication in the natural world, this book broadens the idea beyond speech. Readers encounter noisy calls alongside scent, body language, vibrations, movement, displays and signals exchanged between plants and fungi.
Moesha Kellaway
A playful introduction to slugs that turns a disliked garden creature into a subject of curiosity. Stevie’s emotional journey provides a story thread, while the factual material broadens the book into an exploration of nature.
Alastair Chisholm
Expect a fast-moving science-fiction adventure built around giant mechanical beings, survival and shifting loyalties. Alongside danger and suspense, Coll’s journey explores belonging, disability, identity and whether inherited beliefs deserve questioning.
Catherine Bruton
This is a nature-centred coming-of-age story about grief, friendship and caring for a wild bird. Will and Omar’s discovery of an osprey nest creates an adventure while reflecting their own unsettled lives.
Hiba Noor Khan
A historically focused story that foregrounds Muslim efforts to rescue Jews in wartime Paris, offering young readers a perspective on the Second World War that is described as little known.
Liz Kessler
This is a family-history story in which discovering wartime secrets changes how Liv understands her grandmother, loyalty and courage. It combines contemporary friendship worries with Jewish sisters’ separation, Resistance work, loss and rebuilding a life.
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