Teenagers Book Reviews
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Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women
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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The Boy to Beat the Gods
Name: Jenny Caddick
08 July 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Boy to Beat the Gods is a richly evocative and fascinating adventure taking inspiration from, and rooted in, the culture of African storytelling. Tales of the Yoruba spirits form the backbone and history of this epic, exciting and entertaining story and are part of a wonde...
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Time Travelling with a Tortoise
Name: Tamás Szigeti
08 July 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Although I am a 45 year old maths teacher, I like time travelling stories. I have seen and read a lot but thought it was the best in the known space-time continuum. (Nontheless it has some contradictions...)
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The Piano at the Station
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 July 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Lacey Layton exasperates her teachers. There is no doubt that she is clever, but she struggles to control her tongue and actually prefers the isolation room to lessons. As she puts it, 'family's more important, and having a laugh, than algebra'. When she is sent to lunch-time music lessons to...
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The Houdini Inheritance
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 July 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Houdini Inheritance is a thrill-tingler of a read! Emma Carroll captures all the fun of the rackety world of variety entertainment a hundred years ago. With a rambunctious cast of characters and brimming with surprises, the narrative has all the energy of a vaudeville show...
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The River Spirit
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 July 2024;Genre: Supernatural
Lucy Strange's The River Spirit is poignant, examining the reality of life for poverty-stricken children in Victorian Britain. The characters encourage much empathy in the reader as the work of a child chimney sweep is described honestly and clearly. The cruelty of child labou...
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Amari and the Great Game (Amari and the Night Brothers)
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 July 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Amari and the Great Game is the absolutely gripping sequel to the amazing Amari and the Night Brothers and it is just as magical and well-crafted as the first book. Amari has already saved t...
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The Bravest Word
Name: Jo Clarke
28 June 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Bravest Word is centred around a boy called Matt who, it would appear, has a lot to be grateful for. He has parents who love him, a group of friends who look out for him and a talent for football. However, Matt is overwhelmed by feelings of anger, irritation and sadness. H...
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Splinters
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 June 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
With her best friend moving to Scotland, Jean is only consoled by the thought of spending the summer with her first boyfriend, Leon. However, when he tells her that he is off to America for three weeks and her parents announce the family are moving house, her holiday does not go to plan and th...
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The Love Interest
Name: Ruth Cornish
21 June 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
This fantastic book is a fun, exciting take on the superhero genre, perfect for a YA audience and older secondary school students. The Love Interest offers action from the start with the main characters Jenna and brand new superhero Blaze meeting as a result of a potentially d...
