Book of the Month – January 2026
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month, just answer the following question:
In the book Happily Ever After by Lynn Painter, what is the major theme?
- Revenge
- Friendship and love
- Survival
- Adventure
To enter simply visit the library reception and ask for an entry form.
This Month’s Book
Water Moon
by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Synopsis:
On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it.
Most will see only a cosy ramen restaurant. And just the chosen ones – those who are lost – will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.
Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike other customers. For he offers help, instead of seeking it.
Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice – through rain puddles, hitching rides on paper cranes, across the bridge between midnight and morning and through a night market in the clouds.
But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own – and risk making a choice she will never be able to take back.
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/uk/book/show/211479192-water-moon
Book of the Month – December 2025
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month, just answer the following question:
In the book “The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg, what sound can only true believers hear?
- Santa’s laughter
- The sleigh bell
- The reindeer hooves
- The train whistle
To enter simply visit the library reception and ask for an entry form.
This Month’s Book
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A little book of festive joy
by Beth Kempton
Synopsis:
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year offers inspiration for a new kind of holiday season – one where you radiate calm and cultivate delight. Spanning late November to early January, Calm Christmas embraces the festive build-up, the celebrations and the turn of the year in a holistic, nurturing way. Beth Kempton will whisk you away from the frenetic energy of the high street and invite you to come sit awhile by the fire, pausing to explore what a more mindful festive season could mean for you.
Full of personal stories, tips and advice for slowing down, staying calm and connecting with others, it offers a welcome retreat from the pressure to create ‘the perfect Christmas’.
At its heart Calm Christmas is about a book about wellbeing in winter, which will encourage you to use this time of natural hibernation to germinate new dreams and nurture a beautiful life in the year ahead. Instead of entering January exhausted, further in debt, and already regretting broken resolutions, you will begin the New Year with precious memories, feeling rested, rejuvenated and inspired.
This atmospheric book will lead you through the darkness of winter, back to the enchantment of an authentic and meaningful Christmas and New Year.
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51374630-calm-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year
Book of the Month – November 2025
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month, just answer the following question:
In “They Both Die at the End” by Adam Silvera, what alerts people that they will die within 24 hours?
- A government letter
- A dream
- A call from Death Cast
- A digital clock
To enter simply visit the library reception and ask for an entry form.
This Month’s Book
Minecraft: The Crash
by Tracey Baptiste
Synopsis:
This official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her desires—and doubts—to life, one player must face her fears.Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She’s more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-later kind of person. But consequences can’t be put off forever, as Bianca learns when she and her best friend, Lonnie, are in a terrible car crash.Waking up in the hospital, almost paralyzed by her injuries, Bianca is faced with questions she’s not equipped to answer. She chooses instead to try a new virtual-reality version of Minecraft that responds to her every wish, giving her control over a world at the very moment she thought she’d lost it. As she explores this new realm, she encounters Esme and Anton, two kids who are also playing on the hospital server. The trio teams up to play through to the End, and hopefully to find Lonnie along the way.But the road to recovery isn’t without its own dangers. The kids are swarmed by mobs seemingly generated by their fears and insecurities, and now Bianca must deal with the uncertainties that have been plaguing Is Lonnie really in the game? And can Bianca help him to return to reality with her?
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39303946-minecraft
Book of the Month – September and October 2025
Competition
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of our chosen Book of the Month, just answer the following question:
In “As Good As Dead” by Holly Jackson, what is Pip being stalked by ?
- A ghost from a past case
- A mysterious man in a mask
- A follower of a serial killer
- A former teacher
To enter simply visit the library reception and ask for an entry form.
This Month’s Book
Last Seen Online
by Lauren James and Wren James
Synopsis:
A contemporary YA murder mystery set in sun-drenched LA, for fans of Malibu Rising, We Were Liars and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
The novel of Lauren James’ hugely popular online story “An Unauthorised Fan Treatise”.
When Delilah meets Sawyer Saffitz (son of Anya Saffitz, aka Hollywood royalty), she becomes hooked on a decade-old scandal. In her quest for the truth, Delilah uncovers blogposts written by the mysterious “gottiewrites” and is soon caught up in a world of greed, fandom conspiracy theories … and murder. And the deeper Delilah digs, the more dangerous it becomes – because someone is willing to kill to hide the truth.
Discover More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58706120-last-seen-online