Teenagers Book Reviews
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
In The Hungry Ghost, Freja arrives in Singapore, sent from Denmark while her mother recovers from a hinted at depression. Staying with her father and his new wife and twin sons, Freja finds Singapore a vastly different world from the one she has left. She struggles with the ne...
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Name: Hayley Summerfield
20 September 2020;Genre: Family & Home
October, October by Katya Balen is truly a feast for all the senses. The words are so beautifully written that the book makes you feel part of the natural beauty that October lives and breathes every day, as well as a part of the wild whirling chaos of the world beyond the woo...
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Name: Donna Age 9
18 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
The Tigers in the Tower follows Sahira, an orphan. This unfortunate turn of events happens on the journey from India to England with the two tigers that her father is supplying to the menagerie at the Tower of London. During the journey, both parents succumb to an illness and...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
18 September 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Elsetime is a great book for time travelling adventure fans. Set in London in 1928, it was inspired by The Great Flood of London when sadly 14 people lost their lives.Needle, a time travelling, treasure seeking 12-year-old; Glory, an orphan with one hand; and their...
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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 September 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Frank is 10 years old and loves playing football and cracking codes. His brother, Max, is five and is autistic, often melting down...down...down when things change. Their mother works hard to help Max manage the world around him; Frank often wishes that she had more time to paint like she did...
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Name: Julie Broadbent
17 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Set at the end of World War II, brother and sister Tom and Gem find themselves orphaned and on the run. They have been moving from town to town, having had to escape from their cruel and wicked uncle. They are now doing whatever they can to survive.Whilst on the run they find thems...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Tin, Padraig Kenny's first book for children, ranks as one of my all-time favourites, so with each subsequent book by him I've been on tenterhooks to see if I like it as much. He does not disappoint with this one.Brother and sister Tom and Jem stumble across a strange house in the...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 September 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Aveline Jones loves reading creepy ghost stories. When her mother is called away to help a sick relative, Aveline is sent to stay with her Aunt Lilian in the seaside town of Malmouth on the Cornish coast. Aveline and her aunt are not close, Lilian is described as being "nice but cold, like ice...
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Name: Linda Brown
12 September 2020;Genre: Fantasy
This fantasy story, which has been inspired by Hungarian myths and legends, does not disappoint. From the enticing front cover the reader is drawn in and then plunged into a world where magic is discouraged, mags are put to death; and a haunted castle is forever surrounded with poisonous rain......
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Name: Joanna Hewish
12 September 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I fell in love with this story right from the very start. The very title of this story makes it immediately jump off the shelf. The beautifully designed cover and illustrations that run along the bottom of each page, really enhanced this lovely story. Swan Song tells the story of Dylan, a stru...
