Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Donna Chadwick
01 August 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic is a nautical adventure full of twists, turns and surprises. When Alice travels across the Atlantic from Southampton to New York on a with her father, she thinks it is going to be boring but little does she know that this is not going to...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
01 August 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

"Gil escaped just after his twelfth birthday in the middle of the afternoon." I was gripped from the opening line of this original and compelling story - who wouldn't need to read on? Not to spoil the story, soon Gil slips into a forgotten space, an island of trees and a meadow encircled by mo...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
01 August 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Set in Paris at the beginning of WWII, we are introduced to our protagonist and narrator, Safiyyah. Tensions are rising across the city as people are nervous and worried about the imminent invasion of France by Nazi Germany. Saffiyah is a bright, happy girl who enjoys playing with her friends...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 August 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the sequel to Rebel Skies, a much lauded fantasy book. Kurara and her brother Haru have escaped from the power-hungry princess Tsukimi and they are looking for the most powerful of all the shikigami, a phoenix. Kurara hopes it wi...

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Name: Donna Chadwick
31 July 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

Nowhere Island is a fast-paced story which focuses on how to survive in the wilderness. It follows four unlikely friends and a trusty dog from different backgrounds through a variety of situations. The story begins when Gil tries to evade another Foster home and ends up living...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
27 July 2023;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Old Gods New Tricks by Thiago De Moraes is a feast of a mythological adventure that enlightens the reader on epic myths from cultures across the world. We are first introduced to Trixie when the world is plunged into darkness; she has been called into the head...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Otto, Ilse and Karl live in the ruins of 1948 Berlin. The city is broken by the bombing at the end of the war and is now cut off from the West by the Russians. American and British planes have to fly food and supplies into the city to keep it going. The Americans throw sweets tied to little pa...

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Name: Nathan Cox
24 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

The Deadlands: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner is a brilliant fantasy adventure story, perfect for upper primary aged readers and, of course, dinosaur lovers. The story is packed full of adventure, action, drama and survival that will hook its audience in seconds! The first one in...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
19 July 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

We are introduced to our protagonist Amelia Bright - a smart, competitive, cello-playing student, who just wants to fit in. Amelia has been relentlessly bullied throughout the first two years of her secondary school life. The name calling began in Year 7, her peers refer to her as 'maggot', a...

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Name: Sharon Porter
14 July 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

I had never heard of the Panna Reserve in India before reading The Tiger's Tale. It tells us about the tigers who live and are protected (mostly) by the rangers. Sadly, poaches are still killing tigers but the message of protecting the tigers comes roaring through the text lou...

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