Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Ruth Cornish
13 May 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Tom Palmer's eagerly awaited latest book is worth the wait, offering fans of his work another excellent, thought-provoking story featuring both the battlefields of France and the rural farmland of the Lake District in Cumbria. Angel of Grasmere is both a poignant and dr...

More

Name: Beverley Somerset
10 May 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Conflict is still raging between the sorcerers and the alchemists. Yara is living in the Settlement with her friends Mehnoor and Rafi, under the protection of sorceress Leyla. However, Yara longs to return to the city of Zehaira to rescue her mother, the Grand High Sorceress, who has been impr...

More

Name: M.E.S Age 11
10 May 2024;

Genre: Real life

This book is incredible! I have always been a feminist, and this book highlights so many important issues! I do not actually know if there is a word to describe how good this book is. I'm a Moxie girl and I'm proud of it. Join the fight!

More

Name: Louisa Farrow
09 May 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Judiper Ripon and her sister Moorley return in the second book of the Farrowfell series, The Beast of Farrowfell. Having broken away from their criminal family, they are now living with the Westons and life is safe and normal - but boring and a little claustrophobic. Together,...

More

Name: Clair Bossons
07 May 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

Written by Nigerian-German author Efua Traore, Sister Spirit is her first novel for older readers. This supernatural mystery/thriller will appeal to those that enjoy stories set in other countries, mysteries, myths and romance. The main character Tara is a 16-year-old a...

More

Name: Sam
07 May 2024;

Genre: Personal Growth

Girl on the Fly by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a heartfelt tale of family and friendship. Kamaria lives with her parents, who are originally from Tanzania, and when her Aunt Rose comes to stay, Kamaria's life is thrown into all sorts of turmoil. However, Kamaria slowly starts...

More

Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 May 2024;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Will has the wrong shoes, they are wrong in every way because Will lives in grinding poverty and has no money for basics, let alone new shoes. Will is at secondary school and nothing seems to be going right at the moment. He feels different from everyone else because of his home life and lack...

More

Name: Ruth Cornish
06 May 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

For a slim book, Too Nice packs a big emotional punch as the main character, Abby, negotiates the changes her Dad's relationship with serious girlfriend, Jen, bring. Sally Nicholls engages the reader from the beginning, as Abby struggles with her feelings after Jen moves in to...

More

Name: Ruth Cornish
06 May 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Rewild - Can Nature Heal our World is an excellent book from the new David Fickling 'Explodapedia' series. It is equally interesting for older children and young adults and approaches the issues of climate change through the solution of nature. The chapters explore diff...

More

Name: Ruth Cornish
06 May 2024;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

EchoStar: is always listening is an excellent thriller that builds the tension until the very end and (spoiler coming…) with a great final twist! For a book of only 129 pages, Melinda Salisbury manages to create an elaborate narrative full of suspense and foreboding yet centre...

More