Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Kimberley Lawson
21 July 2025;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Wish You Dead is an enjoyable take on the school friends/murder mystery genre, with a witchy twist and characters inspired by Arthurian legend. Four years after being abandoned by her mother on her previously unknown father’s doorstep, Morgana Merrick has successfully r...

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Name: Charlie Lyonette
15 July 2025;

Genre: Adventure

I think this is a great book for kids who love horror films but who may not be able to watch them. It is also a great book for anyone who is interested in this type of thing or just wants to try something new.

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Name: Sam
11 July 2025;

Genre: Science Fiction

Augmented is a fast-moving dystopian sci-fi read that will undoubtedly appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. The book's main protagonist, Akaego, is a skilled coder who is recognised by the governing system for her rare and highly prized...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

In The Girl with Gills, Effra and her brother, Fleet, are part of the larker community - people with gills who search the banks and depths of the River Yore for lost items to trade. Since the death of her beloved grandfather, 13-year-old Effra has looked after her younger brot...

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Name: Linda Brown
07 July 2025;

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Dawn of Adonis is the powerful prequel to the deeply moving story, When the Sky Falls. Once again this magnificent children's writer feeds the reader a rollercoaster of emotions with this emotive, nail biting read… The novel explores the heart-wrenching story of Ado...

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Name: Julie broadbent
07 July 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Somadina is a new epic YA fantasy novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi. We are introduced to Somadina and her family after the 'Split' which ended the Starvation Wars - battles fought with neighbours over land. These wars angered the Gods, they sent...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
03 July 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

A little tiger cub is saved by a boy named Owl, who is called 'freak' and lives in the circus. So begins a relationship that will traverse across time and place. Born under the watchful gaze of the evil and tortuous ringmaster, the cub Skrimsli is separated from his loved ones and coercively f...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
02 July 2025;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

There is so much to unpick in this novel: it's about running, which makes a change from football; it's about family relationships that aren't often written about (a pushy but adoring mother), and it's about fitting into a new school where racism rears its ugly head. It's edgy and at times make...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 July 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Effra is a Larker, people who live on the river and have gills. For obvious reasons they keep away from people who live on land, who they call Lubbers. One day, the Rivermun snatches Effra's little brother and, to keep him safe, she is forced into a terrifying series of encounters to save not...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2025;

Genre: Dystopian

When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of a family weekend with his pregnant step-mum, Nia, and dad, Caleb, which he doesn't want to be on, he doesn't recognise where they are. Everything inside seems the same - but it's as if the house has been transported to a different location. Having t...

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