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Wormwood Mire by Judith Rossell
MG Whitmarsh 1/18/26 MG Whitmarsh 1/18/26

Wormwood Mire by Judith Rossell

An outstanding middle grade adventure with a gothic, ghostly, old-fashioned flavour.

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The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison
MG Whitmarsh 9/25/25 MG Whitmarsh 9/25/25

The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison

A big-hearted retelling of Verne’s classic adventure

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The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
Melanie Wood 9/12/25 Melanie Wood 9/12/25

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

A beach holiday provokes dark memories

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The Queen of Thieves by Johan Rundberg
MG Whitmarsh 9/4/25 MG Whitmarsh 9/4/25

The Queen of Thieves by Johan Rundberg

Mika pits her wits against a master thief

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The Vet’s Daughter by Barbara Comyns
MG Whitmarsh 8/31/25 MG Whitmarsh 8/31/25

The Vet’s Daughter by Barbara Comyns

Trapped in a domestic nightmare, seventeen-year-old Alice develops an extraordinary power.

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The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg
MG Whitmarsh 8/23/25 MG Whitmarsh 8/23/25

The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg

A sharp-eyed orphan teams up with a gruff detective.

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Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
MG Whitmarsh 6/17/23 MG Whitmarsh 6/17/23

Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

High stakes for detective Myrtle in this middle-grade mystery

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Silverfin by Charlie Higson
MG Whitmarsh 4/1/23 MG Whitmarsh 4/1/23

Silverfin by Charlie Higson

Terrific middle-grade thriller introducing thirteen-year-old James Bond

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The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen
MG Whitmarsh 11/29/22 MG Whitmarsh 11/29/22

The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen

Rural life on a weather-beaten island

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Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
MG Whitmarsh 6/29/22 MG Whitmarsh 6/29/22

Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

Loved it! Recommended!

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Withering-by-Sea by Judith Rossell
MG Whitmarsh 6/26/22 MG Whitmarsh 6/26/22

Withering-by-Sea by Judith Rossell

Loved this!

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A Touch of Mistletoe by Barbara Comyns
MG Whitmarsh 11/2/21 MG Whitmarsh 11/2/21

A Touch of Mistletoe by Barbara Comyns

Haunting, sad, and darkly funny: an utter joy to read

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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Melanie Whitmarsh 10/22/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 10/22/21

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Inside the consciouness of a robot

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The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
Melanie Whitmarsh 9/7/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 9/7/21

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

A raw, magnetic portrait of reason unspooling

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The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler
MG Whitmarsh 6/11/21 MG Whitmarsh 6/11/21

The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler

Fantastic villain!

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The Kites by Romain Gary
Melanie Whitmarsh 4/24/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 4/24/21

The Kites by Romain Gary

A sombre, beautiful portrayal of human nature

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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee
Melanie Whitmarsh 4/17/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 4/17/21

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee

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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Melanie Whitmarsh 3/7/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 3/7/21

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Dark, funny, and winsome

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Malamander by Thomas Taylor
MG Whitmarsh 2/27/21 MG Whitmarsh 2/27/21

Malamander by Thomas Taylor

Brilliant middle-grade nautical adventure

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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Melanie Whitmarsh 9/15/20 Melanie Whitmarsh 9/15/20

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

An elegant portrait of motherhood and integrity

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