Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Joanna Hewish
17 May 2018;

Genre: Friends and family

Wow! Powerful, engaging and a hard-hitting. Sara Barnard (author) once again has created an incredible tale that feels so real, I thought I was reading the real account. Goodbye, Perfect tells the tale of Eden and her best friend Bonnie. Eden (narrator) has her life com...

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Name: Aidan Severs
03 May 2018;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Children's publishing seems to be experiencing a time of growth; the shelves of book shops are bursting with newly-published books for kids - so much so that it can be hard to choose which books to read. Some seem to garner much attention whilst others arrive quietly, waiting to be picked up a...

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Name: Clair Bossons
30 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Think Buffy the Vampire slayer meets The Vamps. A fantastic blend of fantasy fiction and contemporary teen. This is light-hearted demon slaying peppered with witty one-liners with a few music references thrown in. The cover is eye catching and I have already had students asking to borrow it ha...

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Name: Josie Age 11
29 April 2018;

Genre: Friends and family

I would recommend this book because

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Name: Ruby B
23 April 2018;

Genre: Science Fiction

Amy is too young to die. When danger calls, Amy is scared. I don't blame her. Especially when aliens are abducting teenagers from all over the world. She is one of them. Will Amy have to face the threat before it is to late? Join Amy as she embarks on a thrilling journey through space. Read her...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
18 April 2018;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Ghost Boys is an extraordinary, hard-hitting story, about a black boy killed by a white policeman in an American city. It is strongly reminiscent of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, in that the narrator is the dead child. But this book is suitable for children in Year 6 and u...

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Name: Emma Long
13 April 2018;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Boy 87 is an accessible if often difficult story that reminds us that, behind every refugee statistic, is a real person with an often desperate story.The Boy 87 in this story is Shif, a 14 -year-old boy who is numbered the day he and his friend, Bini, are arrested...

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Name: Josie Age 11
11 April 2018;

Genre: Friends and family

I loved this book, with heartbreak and friendship and adventure and so much else.. It was exciting but scary, everything I hoped it would be! I would give it 10/10

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Name: Matt Davies
11 April 2018;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Jerome is a 12-year-old boy. He does what he is told and gets on with life. Every day he goes to school where he is confronted by bullies. He has his troubles, yet he is never in trouble. That is until he is killed by a policeman. A white policeman. Jerome was black.Just typing tho...

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Name: Josie Age 11
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This book is full of mystery and adventure, leaving you endlessly on a cliffhanger unable to stop reading! I couldn't put this book down... I highly recommend it for ages 10-13, and hope that everyone will love this book as much as I do!

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