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Little Reads is a curated library of 3,000+ hand-picked children\u2019s books, ages 5 to 11, on iOS and Android.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s for kids who already love reading (and the parents keeping them supplied), not a learn-to-read tool. More library than classroom.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow, Katherine Woodfine<\/h2>\n
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London\u2019s grandest new department store, Sinclair\u2019s, is throwing open its doors. Then, on opening day, the priceless Clockwork Sparrow is stolen.<\/p>\n

Shop girl Sophie and her new friend Lil decide to crack the case themselves, somewhere between the hat counter and the iced buns.<\/p>\n

This one\u2019s for the reader who likes secret codes, theatrical villains, midnight schemes, and two heroines you want to be best friends with.<\/p>\n

Best of all, the mystery rolls on through The Midnight Peacock and Villains in Venice.<\/p>\n

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, A.F. Steadman<\/h2>\n
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Thirteen-year-old Skandar Smith wants one thing. To become a unicorn rider. But forget anything fluffy. These unicorns are deadly, bloodthirsty, and bonded for life to a single rider.<\/p>\n

On the very day Skandar is meant to hatch his own, the most powerful unicorn of all is stolen.<\/p>\n

This is the big, epic one. It won Waterstones Children\u2019s Book of the Year, and you can see why.<\/p>\n

Hand it to the reader who wants somewhere enormous to vanish into, the one still mourning the end of Percy Jackson.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first of a series that\u2019s still growing, with Skandar and the Phantom Rider ready for the second they surface.<\/p>\n

Max the Detective Cat: The Disappearing Diva, Sarah Todd Taylor<\/h2>\n
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Max is chief mouse-hunter at the Theatre Royal, until he notices the famous singer Madame Emerald behaving strangely (and her maid looking terrified).<\/p>\n

Before long he\u2019s racing over the rooftops of London on the trail of a very clever thief.<\/p>\n

A proper whodunnit, told by the cat. Cosy, glamorous, just the right side of dramatic.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d give this to the slightly younger reader who has outgrown easy readers but wants a real mystery to solve.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s a second case, The Catnap Caper, for when they inevitably ask for more Max.<\/p>\n

Spy Toys, Mark Powers<\/h2>\n
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