Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Sam
19 July 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Taylor Blake is a Legend is a fabulous story of friendship, school and first love, from the bestselling rom-com author, Laura Jane Williams.  A hilarious and heartfelt story that will appeal to fans of Geek Girl and Jacqueline Wilson. Every teenager knows that the move...

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Name: Emma Age 12
18 July 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

I love the thrill and the excitement of this book, it also has good elements of danger. I just loved this book some much that I couldn't put it down . I am now half way through the second one and love it.

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Name: Jenny Caddick
15 July 2024;

Genre: Adventure

The Voyage of Sam Singh is the second stunning and enchanting tale from Gita Ralleigh's alternative colonial India. The first in the series, The Destiny of Minou Moonshine, is a vividly lush and adventurous tale of bravery a...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 July 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

14-year-old Taylor Blake has never been kissed, and is obsessed with trying to resolve this dilemma. Now that she is in Year 9, she is part of a French exchange programme, and is going to host one of the French students. When she is accidentally paired up with a boy instead of a girl, it seems...

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Name: Jo Clarke
15 July 2024;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

A History of My Weird is an honest and insightful portrayal of life with autism. Our main character, Mo, opens the reader's eyes to the reality of being neurodiverse. We see life through Mo's eyes: her struggles to understand social nuances, her need to have idioms explained,...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
12 July 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I absolutely loved The Houdini Inheritance! What's not to like in a book that has magic, adventure, and trans-Atlantic travel? It's 1926 and Glory and her best friend Dennis are enthralled by the infamous escape artist, Harry Houdini. When his show comes to their hometo...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
12 July 2024;

Genre: Bullying

Back of the Net is a joyous book which, ultimately, celebrates the value of true friendship. Eva, the main character, is a skilled football player who is forced to change schools due to her father's job but this has advantages for her too, as it means she can escape the bullie...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
11 July 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Roman Boy is the brilliant new book by Tony Bradman. This story is full of thrilling historical action and adventure.  Lucius is a 15-year-old Roman boy who wants to feel like he belongs. His mother has recently been widowed and then remarried, and Lucius does not really feel...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 July 2024;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Mo finds starting at secondary school very difficult. Her friends from primary school no longer want to talk to her and she finds the whole situation at school difficult to navigate. Then she meets Carys, who prefers to be called Onyx and is also a bit different. They strike up a friendship, b...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
10 July 2024;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

In this interesting and inspiring book, Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, former hockey international Sam Quek has interviewed 12 of her sporting heroines from a wide variety of sports. The women give an insight into their childhoods, how they got in to their chosen...

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