Teenagers Book Reviews
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The Wrong shoes
Name: Janet Fisher
22 April 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Will and his father have fallen on hard times. After an accident at work his father lost his job and cannot find other work, resulting in a move to a grotty flat in a bad area and very little money. The book is called The Wrong Shoes because Will's trainers have a hole so his...
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The City Beyond the Stars
Name: Emma Urbonas
22 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The City Beyond the Stars is a phenomenal sequel to The Kingdom Over the Sea and once again I had the privilege of immersing myself in Yara’s world of sorcery and alch...
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When the Wild Calls
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2024;Genre: Dystopian
Juniper and Bear are now living in Ennerdale with their father, his new partner, Willow, and their baby, Fern. The life they escaped in the city should be in the past, but neither can rest easy knowing they left their grandmother, Annie-Rose, and friend, Etienne, behind. When they learn that d...
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Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
Peregrine Quinn has always loved hearing her godfather, Daedalus's stories about being an immortal, but when they visit the Bodleian Library and the portals that connect the Terran Realm with the Cosmic Realm mysteriously shut down and he is kidnapped, she finds herself thrust into a desperate...
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Bigg School: Double Drama
Name: Beverley Somerset
19 April 2024;Genre: School Stories
Daniel Littleton doesn’t have an easy life at home. His dad is always working, his mum is ill and he has to look after his five-year-old twin sisters, so he can't always do what he wants. He doesn't have the latest iPhone, and his Xbox is broken. His best friend, Ollie, lives in a big house an...
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Bite Risk: Caught Dead
Name: Emelia Helliwell
19 April 2024;Genre: Horror
Bite Risk: Caught Dead is a thoroughly enjoyable, easy read. It's easy to pick up from where the last story left off and there are still great twists and turns to keep you guessing. The author has done another great job with this one and has left us with one question... Is the...
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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
Name: Jane Rew
16 April 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dev Kothari is a masterful storyteller. This mystery (to assign it a genre for library shelving) is gripping and, in places, quite lyrical. Its realism and drama will appeal to children who want a bit of truth and grit in their fiction. They will 'get' the intense emotions Lena feels about her...
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Everyday Action, Everyday Change
Name: Giselle Age 11
16 April 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I like this book because it is very informative and spreads awareness about important things in life like racism and disabilities, which are very crucial things that needs to be known more about. I also need to bring up the character illustrations because they are AMAZING! Overall i give this...
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Where the Heart Should Be
Name: Eileen Armstrong
16 April 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
"It is hard to tell a love story and also the story of a people being torn apart" but Crossan achieves this magnificently in her latest and best verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be. Set in 1840s Ireland at the time of the Great Hunger, it tells the story of 16-year-old Nell...
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The Crooked Oak Mysteries (5) - The Creatures of Killburn Mine
Name: Rachael Cooper-Evans
15 April 2024;Genre: Horror
The Creatures of Killburn Mine is the fifth installment in the spooky Crooked Oak series. School friends Pete, Nancy and Krish are excited when a meteor apparently crashes to Earth on a moor just outside Crooked Oak. But when t...
