Teenagers Book Reviews
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Away with Words
Name: Sam Phillips
12 April 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Taking the words from Julia Donaldson’s poem; 'I opened the book and in I strode', is exactly what happened for me with this fabulous story of family and friendships by Sophie Cameron. Away with Words is a stunning account of the unlikely friendship between two young girls. Ga...
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Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace
Name: Beverley Somerset
10 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
It is three months since the destruction of the Hunting Lodge. Twelve is now a Hunter, and has taken the name Phoenix in honour of her elemental power. She can summon fire, although she is still learning how to fully control the magic within her, and is more than a little afraid of its effects...
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The Boy Who Saved a Bear
Name: Emma Nelson
10 April 2023;Genre: Adventure
The Boy Who Saved a Bear is set in beautiful Sri Lanka. Whilst working in the library, Nuwan accidentally takes an important and valuable key that has been hidden in one of the books. Nuwan doesn't realise that the key is meant for great things until he encounters the libraria...
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The Tiger Who Sleeps Under my Chair
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 April 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Kept in seclusion by her father, Emma Linden dreams of the time she spends at Kersbrook in Devon with her brother, James, and of following in the footsteps of Mary Anning, the famous fossil- hunter. However, she becomes increasingly concerned about James when he becomes obsessed with Bhayankar...
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Spellstone
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Evie is an ordinary twelve-year-old girl. Sher feels invisible much of the time and that no-one seems to notice her much. One day she meets a strange man who tells her she has magical abilities and is part of the ancient Order of the Stone. Together with the other members of the Order, she mus...
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Spellstone
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Spellstone is a gripping piece of storytelling for lovers of fantasy fiction. The bones of the plot are familiar: a renegade wizard turned evil who is hunting down the good wizards; a mysterious Spellstone which will make him unstoppable; and a 12-year-old sorceress - courageo...
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The Boy who Saved a Bear
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 April 2023;Genre: Adventure
The Boy who Saved a Bear is the fourth and final book that author Nizrana Farook has set in the beautiful landscape of Serendib, and it is another stunning and warm adventure story featuring the bond between the children and the wild animals that Farook creates so joyously.</p...
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Once There Was
Name: Janet Fisher
04 April 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
This is an extraordinary, many layered novel, weaving monsters with Iranian folklore and a girl unable to grieve for her parents and left with a gift she does not understand. Marjan is struggling with school, trying to keep her father's vet practice going, and discovering that her fathe...
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Clutch
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Something terrible has happened in Aves Wood. The nest of the peregrine falcons has been raided by an egg thief and all the eggs taken and the parent birds driven away. There is an egg thief in town; someone dangerous. Twitch and his friends must try to find out who the thief is and put a stop...
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The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I make no secret of being a fan of The Butterfly Club books. They have captured my imagination and allowed me to delve into the events from the past with ease. They are layered with history and gripping adventures and have some fantastic characters. <...
