Young Adult Book Reviews
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The Silver Kingdom
Name: Linda Brown
10 July 2026;Genre: Fantasy
The author of this wonderful YA sweeping romantic debut novel transports readers into her world with fantastic world-building. I truly didn't want this book to end . . . Princess Layla of Sawan is dominated by her cruel, power-hungry mother. She has been ordered to marr...
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How to Lose Yourself Completely
Name: Jenny Caddick
10 July 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
How to Lose Yourself Completely is a stunningly powerful and poignant book, tackling the sensitive themes of grief , mental health, compassion and addictions. This second person narrative is the dramatic and dangerous journey, both physically and emotionally, of Case, who is u...
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Young World
Name: Rachel Bolton
25 June 2026;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Buckle up and sit back for one of the most fast-paced, crazy YA novels to come out this year! Published in hardback with a neon-pink cover and edged papers, Young Blood not only tells a story - it shows it. An extensive array of striking posters, diagr...
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Tom Burne Has Left the Chat
Name: Stephen Leitch
18 June 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
A moving, thoughtful and insightful debut novel from Sean Farrelly. When teenager Jamie spies a kerfuffle happening outside a café while eating the world's worst scone with his doctor mum, they both rush out to see what is going on. What they find stuns Jamie, who discovers a...
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Runaway Road
Name: Tanja Jennings
18 June 2026;Genre: Personal Growth
A great read has characters that step off the page into the heart and mind of the reader, appealing to their emotions whilst also engaging their senses. Derry-based author Sue Divin's YA debut novel Guard Your Heart, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, be...
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Vampire Empire: Red Tide (book 1)
Name: Stephen Leitch
16 June 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
Set in and around the Shetland Isles in 900 AD, this thrilling and bloodthirsty adventure sees one girls desire for adventure turn into something more dangerous and deadly than she ever could have imagined. Hilde, the daughter of Jarl Frida, lives a frustratingly quiet...
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Young World
Name: Clare Wilkins
10 June 2026;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Benton Young isn't particularly interested in world politics and current affairs. Vaguely aware that some not great stuff is happening, he's far too preoccupied with a certain female and his unsuccessful attempts to get her attention. Realising the way to her heart is to present himself as pol...
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How to Lose Yourself Completely
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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The Five Clues (Don't Doubt The Rainbow 1)
Name: Isla and Verity Age 11
04 June 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Five Clues (Don't Doubt The Rainbow 1) is a very well put together book by Anthony Kessel. We read it at 11 yrs but it was a bit hard to get our head around. It is a murder mystery with some wellbeing concepts. It was fun to try to work out the clues before Edie, the main...
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Like A Brother
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 June 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Fond of terrible jokes, Owais is surrounded by loving family and good friends. His life is good - until his cousin, Abass, comes to live with them. Responding very differently to their harsh upbringing, Owais's father and his brother are estranged, meaning that this new cousin is something of...
