Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Lisa watkins
14 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Wall Between Us would make a fantastic addition to any classroom learning about wars. Set in Berlin in 1961, best friends Anja and Monika are suddenly divided when a huge barbed wire fence is built between their homes. Life dramatically changes for Monika as people around...

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Name: Maariyah Patel
14 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

It was very good and has most probably become one of my favourites along with Goodnight Mister Tom, again by Michelle Magorian. She is a great author

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Name: Lorraine ansell
12 July 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Harlon and her twin siblings live a simple life with their mother on the mountain until the day the Automator forces find them. Trained by her mother and tasked to lead Ash and Xeno safely to the island in the deepest part of the ocean, Harlon suddenly finds herself alone and without a clear p...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
12 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Against The Odds is an exciting new book about incredible struggles of twenty great adventurers. Author Alastair Humphreys has hand-picked extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers from across the world. This book is an inspirational collection of stories about a...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
10 July 2023;

Genre: Dystopian

Alara lives a 'perfect' life in Estrella where everything is tightly controlled and it is mandatory to carry a 'Flip' (Fully Linked Information Platform) so everyone is connected. Feelings of boredom and being 'dulled' are frowned upon, yet Alara often feels disconnected. The skyscraper city i...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters is an enthralling WWII story about two girls who embark on a mission to take down a member of the aristocracy who is a traitor to his country. Sidney Dashworth's school has just been evacuated and relocated to Stanbrook House - the home of...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
08 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the second in a trilogy about a fantastical world inhabited by amazing creatures. Friendships are forged as the central characters risk their lives and liberty in a race against time. The author, Ann Sei Lin, has written a book filled with mystical places and mys...

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Name: Linda Brown
07 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the second book in the Rebel Skies series, and the action picks straight up from where book one ends. This is a rollercoaster read, it has so many plot twist and turns it will leave you breathless and at the last page leaving you...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
07 July 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

Quiet Storm is a fantastic book for those students who are about to leave primary school and make the transition into secondary school. It tells the story of Storm, a year 7 student who is extremely shy and quiet. She dreads the thought of having to speak out in lessons and re...

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Name: Janet Fisher
07 July 2023;

Genre: Animals

The Boland Yard sells high-end ponies, mainly for show jumping.  Hannah, 13, is the younger of two daughters; her sister Millie has a huge social media following, whereas Hannah just loves working with ponies.  But Hannah is unhappy that Wolfie, the latest pony she has been riding, has been so...

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