New in Christmas

A SCHOOL REUNION... A PARTY TO DIE FOR. December 1937. Daphne King is attending the twentieth anniversary reunion at her secondary school, Midwinter Academy. It is a weekend of resurrected rivalries and alliances. A string of peculiar incidents prompts Daphne to suspect that she and her friends are being sent messages - or warnings - related to the disappearance of a classmate twenty years ago. It was a mystery which clouded their final year at the school - and one which Daphne, as a budding eighteen-year-old sleuth, solved. But now, the morning after the reunion, another of Daphne's old school friends is found dead; and Daphne finds herself in the role of investigator once more. Are the two cases linked? And has Daphne learned from the mistakes of her past? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787305939 • Author: Ada Moncrieff • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Keep clever kids busy this Christmas with a joyful collection of festive crosswords. Full of seasonal clues, merry themes and satisfying wordplay, this book is perfect for children who love a challenge. Whether they’re puzzling at home, on holiday or over the Christmas break, these crosswords are a great way to mix fun with brain-teasing entertainment. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526368584 • Author: Hachette UK • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

It’s time for a festive dinosaur rescue in the Dino Wilds this Christmas! The Christmas tree is up, the fairy lights are twinkling and the golden star is shining on top of the tree … What could possibly go wrong? A volcanic eruption!! Join the PAW Patrol and their friend Rex as they race to rescue a dinosaur in danger. Can the pups save the dinosaur from the volcano and get back in time for Christmas? Join the adventure and get into the festive spirit with the PAW Patrol! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008616663 • Author: Paw Patrol • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Get into the Christmas spirit with this bumper book of festive wordsearches. Packed with seasonal scenes, cheerful characters and wintry words to find, it’s the perfect activity book for cosy days, car journeys and holiday excitement. From Santa and snowmen to presents, puddings and reindeer, there’s plenty here to keep kids entertained all Christmas long. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526368577 • Author: Hachette UK • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

On a cold winter’s day, a storm is brewing in the village of Weirbridge… Georgie Dern has the chance to swap her empty nest for the job of a lifetime in Los Angeles. Can she chase her dream if it means letting down the woman who has given her the world? Jessie McLean should be counting down the hours until she jets off to spend her retirement years in the sun. But when a devastating betrayal resurfaces, she has to choose between a fresh start and staying behind to settle old scores. Alyssa Canavan has spent years building the business she adores. Now a legal letter has threatened her home and livelihood, but how does she fight a family that doesn’t give a damn? Lachlan Morden is forced to return to Scotland to face the people who almost destroyed him. Will coming home reopen old wounds, or will a memory from the past lead him to the perfect revenge? One snowy day, four lives, but who will have a bright new future when the snow is gone? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781807439613 • Author: Shari Low • Publisher: Boldwood Books Limited • Format: Paperback

December, 1938 Rozalin Sachs has grown up in the vibrant city of Frankfurt. But with the Nazi Revolution gaining power, her family is forced to flee Germany. When a tragic accident separates Roz from her parents, she finds herself aboard the Kindertransport bound for Holland. Here Roz meets a young lad called Felix and they vow to stick together as their journey takes them to England. Eventually they find themselves in Liverpool with the promise of a new life, until a devastating incident takes Felix away. And, in a desperate attempt to escape the terrible situation she has found herself in, Roz decides to join the Women's Land Army. On the sprawling farm at Hollybank, Roz meets Bernie, a dashing farmer's son, who has more than just friendship on his mind. Roz is flattered by his affections, but will he win her heart, or will her love for Felix remain as strong as ever? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781807842000 • Author: Katie Flynn • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Count down to Christmas with the Numberblocks – 24 festive story books, one for every day of advent. Let's count down to Christmas with the Numberblocks! Open a pocket each day to reveal a miniature Numberblocks picture book – an exciting story for every day of advent, bringing the beloved characters into the heart of the family Christmas countdown. Featuring Numberblocks One to One Hundred, this magical collection is packed with friends, adventures and festive number fun. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836893424 • Author: Numberblocks • Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing • Format: Hardback

25 days, 25 chapters. This December, the countdown to Christmas will chill you to the bone. Hoping to bring his family closer together, Adam Gray arranges a vacation in a remote cabin on a snowy mountain. Things take a dark turn, however, when someone starts leaving gifts in the Christmas stocking mounted on the barn door. Each morning brings something new, and with every passing day, the contents become more terrifying. Soon, the family makes a spine-chilling realization: they've been dragged into a deranged game of Secret Santa, and if they want to survive, they will have to fight. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781806170890 • Author: Per Jacobsen • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback

Christopher Robin has played with all his toys and read all his books… so what else is there left to do on a dark, wintry day in the Hundred Acre Wood? Make a Christmas pudding of course! Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Tigger, Piglet and Pooh gather to help make an enormous pudding, fit for a feast. But when little Roo goes missing, Eeyore is inclined to blame the pudding … ​​​​​​​Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends are brought to life in this festive story with beautiful illustrations – it's a perfect stocking filler. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405297875 • Author: Jane Riordan • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

This Christmas, the Balfour family will have more secrets to unwrap than presents … Becky is stranded at the airport, so when she bumps into her brother’s best friend, Will, and he suggests they drive home together, Becky reluctantly agrees. For the first time, Becky is dreading Christmas, and only Will knows why. Can she trust him to keep her secret? Rosie married Declan after a whirlwind romance, and now the cracks are starting to appear. Rosie and Declan have agreed to hide their problems from her family, but will this Christmas bring them closer or drive them apart? Hayley can’t wait for her first Balfour family Christmas with Jamie, but she’s worried about her place in this close-knit family. Will there be room for her too? And how will they react to the secret she and Jamie have been keeping? All this secrecy could derail everyone's happy holidays. Can the siblings open up to each other in time to enjoy a perfect family Christmas? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008744397 • Author: Sarah Morgan • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Who or what is destroying all the Christmas treats in the supermarkets? Santa sends his Mince Spies on a secret mission to uncover the culprits. With puff-pastry jetpacks, shortcrust walkie-talkies and squirty whipped cream they foil the villains - with a bit of help from Santa. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408893463 • Author: Mark Sperring & Sophie Corrigan • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback

'Every choice changed the road you were on and it was too easy to end up going in the wrong direction' Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her family and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and travelled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But these two estranged women come together at their father’s deathbed standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, to hear the one last promise he extracts from the women in his life. It begins with a story like no other. A captivating, mysterious love story that spans sixty-five years and moves from war torn Leningrad in the 1940s to modern-day Alaska. The three women are brought together by a story so unexpected and extraordinary that when Meredith and Nina finally learn the secret of their mother’s past and uncover a truth so terrible, it will shake the very foundation of the family and who they think they are. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529089578 • Author: Kristin Hannah • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

24 days to open and colour! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780655246794 • Author: Lake Press Pty Ltd • Publisher: Lake Press Pty Ltd • Format: Paperback

The Mr Men and Little Miss are giving each other secret Christmas presents! Little Miss Sunshine thought it would be a fun idea for the Mr Men and Little Miss to be Secret Santas for each other. Mr Nosey didn’t think it was such a good idea as he likes to know everything! What will the friends gifts be and how will Mr Nosey cope with all the secrets?! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008537494 • Author: Adam Hargreaves • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback