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Children's Book of the Month

April 2024 - The Lighthouse at the World's End

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series. Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing that will shake a very tricky witch off their tail: a priceless stargold locket.

It lies hidden in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures, guarded by Nine’s old foe – the formidable gangmaster of all the thieflings in London. Even if Nine can get her hands on the locket, the friends must find a way to release its power – and for that they must travel through the World Between Worlds to the lighthouse on the Isle of Illusion, where nothing is quite as it seems…

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Previous Children's Books of the Month

March 2024

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

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February 2024

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson

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January 2024

Time Travelling with a Tortoise by Ross Welford

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December 2023

Wonka by Roald Dahl, Sibeal Pounder, Paul King & Simon Farnaby

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