School Reading List

Here's our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2026. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.

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All the Queens’ Curses is a brilliant retelling of Kate Crackernuts, blending curses, body-swapping and romance with sensitive themes of chronic illness, abuse and complex family relationships.

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And Now We Run is a tense, thought-provoking survival story about Jelly and Lincoln, whose friendship, courage and teamwork are tested when extreme weather leaves them trapped by devastating floods.

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Natural Selection is a fierce, darkly funny feminist thriller about three girls confronting a shared predator, plotting revenge and discovering that danger does not lurk only in the woods.

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My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary: The Phantom Pooper is packed with funny, cringeworthy adventures as Pedro, Ozzy and Olga tackle dog poo schemes, bubble tea, trading-card fever and loneliness.

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