Library Events This Autumn
We have four fantastic author and poetry events happening in our libraries this autumn.
New on the shelves
New Children's Books
1444966502 
Paperback 
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Meet Sparkyfox, a lost little cub with a very special power - that's fading fast! Prince Zac is determined to help Sparky find his home, but that means missing out on some of the town's Turning Leaf Festival fun. Can he put his new furry friend first, and get Sparky home in time to save his magic?
1398529362 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: Mia has had a heart condition her whole life. She's not afraid of dying but something has always stopped her from her biggest fear: tracking down her biological mother in Spain - until now. Before her next surgery, Mia wants to meet the woman who gave her away once and for all.
1398528587 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love, just not in your lifetime? Seventeen-year-old Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. After an embarrassing run-in with her ex-boyfriend, she's told that she needs to get back out there and take risks. What she doesn't expect is to be transported to Regency England!
1848869703 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Maverick Arts Publishing
Resource type: Physical
Note: What can the bugs hit to make a bug band? Worm is at the Bug Bop. Will he win?
0241601894 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Ladybird Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Peppa is so excited! Granny Pig's chickens laid some eggs and now there are new chicks! Granny Pig is teaching Peppa and George all about the lifecycle of a chicken! From how eggs stay warm to what newborn chicks are called, there are plenty of fascinating facts and new words for curious children to explore.
1398515876 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: Marcus has just started at a new and very unusual school, Merlin's. Determined to get expelled, Marcus does everything he can think of to get into big trouble. But when a prank involving an ancient relic and some old wizard robes accidentally wakes a sleeping giant one night, things take a turn for the magical.
1471411834 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Mo Merrydrew, fifteen-year-old Vampire Queen of Great Britain, has found a way to have her cake and eat it (and that'll be a mini Battenberg, please). Becoming Vampire Queen wasn't the easiest of decisions, but she's settling into it quite happily, now that she has dreamy familiar Luca by her side, and she doesn't actually have to bite any humans.
1398512753 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: Barb is a Berzerker, one of an elite crew of warriors who protect the land of Bailiwick from the scourge of monsters. Barb has been captured by the evil Witch Head and, too injured to fight back, her chances for freedom are slim. They're both in for a surprise when her Berzerker mum, Raven comes to the rescue.
000853733X 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Farshore
Resource type: Physical
Note: Featuring images of Thomas and his engine friends from the 'All Engines Go' TV show, this large tabbed board book is a special Thomas-version of the 12 Days of Christmas song and young children will love counting up the various Christmas items as they sing along.
0008527806 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Farshore
Resource type: Physical
Note: Perfect for readers aged 9-12, this is a collection of scary stories by 13 of the most exciting and diverse authors writing today.
1471199371 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen's anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure series.
0241631092 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Puffin
Resource type: Physical
Note: Sun's out, crumbs out - Greg the Sausage is SO EXCITED to be jetting off on his first-ever holiday! He's ready to hop on a plane to paradise for some FUN IN THE SUN! Karaoke, splashing in the pool, ice cream - Greg's ready to try it all and have the BEST HOLIDAY EVER!
0008538573 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Farshore
Resource type: Physical
Note: It's summer term and time for a school trip with a difference! Year 8 are on a boat off the coast of France, learning about ocean life. But things are about to get weird. Who is the creepy man on board the ship? And what is the vast, shadowy creature seen lurking at the bottom of the ocean?
0241638496 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Drawn into twisted games on opposite sides of the globe, Grayson and Jameson - with the help of their brothers and the girl who inherited their grandfather's fortune and stole their hearts - must dig deep to decide who they want to be and what each of them will sacrifice to win.
1399714775 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Resource type: Physical
Note: Channi was not born a monster. But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch, she is forever changed. Cursed with a serpent's face, Channi is the exact opposite of her beautiful sister, Vanna - the only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesn't see a monster. The only person she loves and trusts.
0711279098 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: This big hairy monster appears out of the blue one day, splitting up the best friends and growing bigger and bigger, until it starts to ruin all the children in the playground's fun. Together, they learn how to shrink the monster until it vanishes completely, to the point where they can't even remember what it looks like.
1398517151 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: Meet Delilah. She's on a mission to be the first dodo to take flight - and she won't let what any of the other dodos say stand in her way.
0008502153 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Farshore
Resource type: Physical
Note: Mira and Dave are now UBFF (Unicorn Best Friends Forever) and they can't wait to join in all of the sport's day games and go on a magical rainbow quest. But then all the games start to go wrong. The sacks for the sack race are sewn together, the eggs for the egg and spoon race are rotten and the PE kit is stolen!
1912745321 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Troika Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Alara's incredible gaming skills bring her to the attention of Estrella's leaders. She is chosen to go on a dangerous mission to London Under, the original older, long-deserted and distrusted city on top of which Estrella (the Star city) was built, to gather 'vital' intelligence.
147141423X 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: To celebrate the end of high school, Izzy Morales joins her best friend Kassidy and five friends on a luxury 1920s-themed getaway at the glamorous Ashwood Manor. There, Izzy and her friends party in vintage dresses and expensive diamonds - until Kassidy's boyfriend turns up dead.