Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Amy Newton
15 June 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

World Cup Greatest Moments by Matt and Tom Oldfield is an exciting and engaging book for football fans, especially young readers who love the FIFA World Cup. The book takes readers on a journey through some of the most unforgettable moments in World Cup history, featuri...

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Name: Jessica WELTON
15 June 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

England's Heroes is a well-crafted timeline of England's football history, from 1872 (the first football match ever for the whole world where England and Scotland played) to now - the current England team going to play in the 2026 World Cup. Tom Palmer has pulle...

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Name: Jo Clarke
15 June 2026;

Genre: Adventure

The Children of Wolf Rock is a gripping and heartfelt adventure set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. Natasha Farrant creates a world that feels both wild and liberating, drawing readers into the unique setting of Stormy Loch Academy - a school led b...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
12 June 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Owen is a talented young footballer, with a chance of achieving his dream of becoming a professional player. When he and his best friend, Teddy, are taken on by an academy, Owen is focused on on one thing - football. But when he finds a note asking for help hidden inside his new boots, he disc...

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Name: Jane Rew
10 June 2026;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Many will value the novel and appealing ADHD-friendly presentation of the material in Your Wild and Wonderful Brain; representing a series of ADHD traits as different animals, for example, and interspersing main topic information with interesting asides, including creative ide...

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Name: Jane Rew
10 June 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

What child, seeing Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes on the library display, would not want to pick it up and explore beyond the front cover peep-hole to the fiery depths of this hot topic? Certainly, they'll be attracted by the eye-catching cover, which immediately conveys th...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
08 June 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Minna, Kass and Tom are all students at Stormy Loch Academy, a school hidden in the mountains of western Scotland. Its headmaster, Major Fortescue, encourages his pupils to be independent, allowing them to roam the countryside. Each of these children is at the school for very different reasons...

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Name: Sam
08 June 2026;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

What an absolutely fabulous read! If you happen to be a KS3 teacher, or the parent of a young person of KS3 age, then this book is certainly one worth recommending. Peter Bognanni's How to Lose Yourself Completely is a hard-hitting story brilliantly interwoven with a wilderness surviva...

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Name: Alice Drury
05 June 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Set in a world not so different from our own, TrooFriend by Kirsty Applebaum introduces the idea of android robots becoming our one true friend. Written from the point of view of Ivy, the AI TrooFriend 560 Mark IV robot that Sarah's mum buys for her, she is introduced as a chi...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
04 June 2026;

Genre: Bereavement

Tadpole Summer is a fantastic and compelling story that sensitively and powerfully explores the emotional issues, not only of loss and bereavement, but of the journey of a family moving through the stages of a life-limiting illness. The story centres around older sister...

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