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Cozy Winter Reads: Need some ideas for kids’ reading over the holidays? Read on! Your child can find all of the below suggestions in the Kalinda Library.

Series: 

Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend

An enchanting series by Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world – but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination. With book 4 just released after a long 3-year wait, it’s the perfect series to get stuck into these holidays.

Rangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan

They move silent as a shadow. They climb impossible heights. Their archery skills are unsurpassed. They are Rangers. Read the mega-bestselling series about Will and his friends from Castle Redmont.

Stella Montgomery Intrigue series by Judith Rossell

Stella Montgomery lives at the Hotel Majestic at Withering-by-Sea, with her three dreadful Aunts. One night, she sees something that she shouldn’t have, and she is plunged into adventure. Over the course of the three books, she faces peril, makes friends, and discovers who she really is.

The 

Classics:

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

A classic series of seven novels set in the fictional realm of Narnia – a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals. The series follows the adventures of children who stumble upon this magical world through the back of the wardrobe.

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

This beautiful novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is at risk of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages about Wilbur in her web in the hope of persuading the farmer to let Wilbur live.

Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

What better book to read this year at Kalinda than The Wizard of Oz? In this outstanding classic, Dorothy and her dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas farm by a cyclone and land in the magical Land of Oz. To return home, Dorothy is told she must seek the powerful Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City, accompanied by new friends she meets along the way: a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion.

Scholastic Book Club dates 2025

(subject to change)

10th August

7th September

26th October

23rd November

Martina Medica,

Kalinda Library