MATILDA KIDS
We have a fantastic range of kids books in the bookshop - catch up on all the action here!
STORY TIME
Children and their families are welcome to gather on the mat in our cosy kids room to listen to three stories read by our brilliant children’s bookseller Kasey at 10am each Monday during term time.
Reading a book is one of the loveliest ways to spend time by yourself, but reading together is a joy shared! We look forward to seeing you there.
A BOOK WE LOVE
Once A Villain by Vanessa Len
The nailbiting finale in the Only a Monster fantasy time-travel trilogy takes half-human, half-monster Joan into the darkest timeline in the monster world, as she fights to restore the world she remembers.This series has everything: mafia-like monster families with special powers, time travel, a love triangle, funny dialogue, great fashion. Adults and teenagers alike will love getting lost in this addictive series. ROSE
KIDS BOOK CLUBS
We host three book clubs for kids - Magical Minds for ages 8-10, The Matilda Society for ages 10-12 and Chapter & Ink for ages 13-16 . We meet in the bookshop during school terms. FIND OUT MORE
INK & CHAPTER BOOK CLUB
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
A gifted art forger, Truyan Saigas has the unique ability to paint the future. But when her father is lost at sea, not even magic can heal her family, or save her two younger sisters from the dangerous consequences of her mother's gambling debts.
Then Elang, a mysterious dragon lord, offers her a deal: in exchange for a fresh start for her mother and sisters, Tru must enter a marriage contract and join him in his desolate undersea palace. Once there, Tru will embark on her most dangerous forgery yet. To infiltrate the tyrannical Dragon King's inner circle and paint a future so treasonous, it could upend both the mortal and immortal realms . .
THE MATILDA SOCIETY BOOK CLUB
Oceanforged by Amelia Mellor
From the author of the bestselling novel The Grandest Bookshop in the World comes a brand new series for lower middle-grade readers full of action, adventure and ancient legends. The realm of Aquinta has fallen into a dark age. And no one knows that better than thirteen-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life in a pirate crew more beastly than Aquinta's sea monsters. But Cori's life changes when she finds the Oceanforged Gauntlet - a piece of armour belonging to the legendary Champions who once ruled the islands. Whoever wears the armour wields the Champions' magic and has the power to return Aquinta to its lost glory. Cori must begin a treacherous journey to find the rest of the armour. But first, she'll have to escape from her captain, who craves the gauntlet's magic for himself ... The quest begins in the first instalment of an epic new fantasy adventure series from the bestselling author of The Grandest Bookshop in the World.
MAGICAL MINDS BOOK CLUB
New Kid on Deck (Pirate Academy #1) by Justin Somper
From Justin Somper, award-winning author of the Vampirates series, comes a fast-paced and exciting fantasy adventure series perfect for readers of How to Train Your Dragon or Artemis Fowl. The year is 2507. The oceans have risen. A new dawn of piracy has begun. Jacoby Blunt and Jasmine Peacock are students at the elite Pirate Academy. This is no ordinary school. Lessons range from Knots Class and Sailing to Combat Workshop. The students hail from famous pirate families. The teachers are all legendary sea captains. The pressure is always on and friendship is everything. When a new kid - the mysterious Neo Splice - arrives, everything changes FAST. Suddenly the dangers are no longer out on the oceans but right here, stalking the classrooms and corridors of Pirate Academy. In the face of real peril, the students of Barracuda class must put everything they have learned to the test against a ruthless and seemingly unstoppable new enemy. Welcome to Pirate Academy - once you step through the door you won't ever want to leave!
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