Teenagers Book Reviews
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Sticky Pines: The Valley of The Strange
Name: Sam Phillips
27 September 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
The Valley of The Strange is the third in the Sticky Pines - where things get weird - series by Dashe Roberts. The Sticky Pines adventures is fast becoming one of my favourite series of middle grade books in a long time and, as someone who has never been a fan...
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The Treekeepers
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Home to thousands, the city of Arborven owes its existence to the Undrentree. A well as the buildings covering the tree, set in rings around it are the city circles where the different layers of society live - the farther away from the tree, the less magic the inhabitants have. As a shapewalke...
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The Valley of the Strange
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 September 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
As Lucy Sladan continues her investigation into the Pretenders - a race of shapeshifters she and her friend, Milo, discovered which has been living secretly in Stinky Pines for generations - things are about to get weird once more. Her father - Silas - has suddenly decided that the family shou...
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The Haunting Of Tyrese Walker
Name: Morgan Harkin
24 September 2022;Genre: Horror
The chilling young adult novel by J P Rose follows the story of a young boy from Manchester, entrapped by emotions following his father's death, the young boy travels to Jamaica to see his grandmother and family. After the reminder of his father's life in the family home rapidly affects Tyrese...
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Journey Back to Freedom
Name: Sue Wilsher
23 September 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Snatched from Essaka in Africa, Olaudah Equiano was captured and enslaved at the age of 11. Having spent time in Barbados and Virginia, he then spent the next eight years travelling the world as slave to a British Royal Navy officer, who renamed him Gustavus Vassa. His final master allowed him...
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Stone
Name: Eileen Armstrong
20 September 2022;Genre: Bereavement
17 year old Sam's father, a sergeant in the British Army, was killed in a bomb attack while serving in Afghanistan. Sam had been close to his dad and loved nothing better than walking the hills around the age-old chalk figure of the White Horse sharing ancient myths and legends. When, on the d...
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Let's Chase Stars Together
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;Genre: Poetry
Let's Chase Stars Together is a stunning collection of poems, reflecting a whole range of emotions. Matt Goodfellow is an exceptionally talented poet who has the knack of selecting just the right words to capture and reflect feelings and thoughts which we all share and giving...
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Fear Ground
Name: Linda Canning
15 September 2022;Genre: Horror
Let me start with a disclaimer - I hate scary books. As a child, I lost countless nights of sleep whilst lying paralysed with fear waiting for monsters, aliens and/or ghosts to come and claim me as their victim (R.L. Stine has a lot to answer for)! Therefore, I avoid horror like the plague - n...
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Beyond the Frozen Horizon
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
In 2030, the world leaders pledged a coordinated and unprecedented response to the Climate Crisis, introducing strict Climate Laws and establishing World Wilderness Zones, including the High Arctic. Rory's mum is an environmental geologist whose new job with Greenlight, a company which claims...
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Pages and Co: The Treehouse Library
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;Genre: Fantasy
With his Uncle Horatio still trapped in a poisoned sleep, Milo steals away with his new friend, Alessia, to find the cure. They need to find the Botanist and discover her magical treehouse - and Milo's grandmother. The children work with the Botanist to find the ingredients for the cure, forag...
