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Welcome to Bookstoker!

We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

We read literary fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books, all genres and styles embraced in our aim to share the love. You’ll also find fabulous Bookstagrams and literary news.

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Eddy Stone and the Epic Holiday Mash-Up by Simon Cherry

5-8 years

Lots of laughs in this daft nautical adventure

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Worst. Holiday. Ever. by Charlie Higson

Worst. Holiday. Ever. by Charlie Higson

8-11 years

‘For all the shy kids in the world.’

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The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff

The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff

Teen/Young Adult

A wonderfully atmospheric summer must-read

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