Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
September 2025’s book club includes titles by Mikey Please, Maudie Powell-Tuck, Yolanda T. Marshall, Michael Morpurgo, Susan Martineau, Lisa Williamson, Kieran Larwood, Cynthia Murphy, Anna Zoe Quirke, and Charlotte Ingham.
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