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All Our Hidden Gifts
Name: Linda Brown
01 January 2022;Genre: Fantasy
We have all watched a creepy film where a group of teenagers pick up the tarot cards/quija board and screamed at the TV 'Don’t do it!' This is exactly what you will be doing as the get deeper into this debut YA novel... Maeve is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Ireland and due to her behaviour,...
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Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up
Name: Amiran Age 14
01 December 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
I would definitely recommend this book, but to a specific audience. Me being of South Asian minority, I don't think I related to this as much as other black girls would, but I would definitely recommend it to them. It was an interesting read and could give a girl some great insights into growi...
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Lionheart Girl
Name: Clare Wilkins
24 November 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Born into a family of West African witches, Sheba has long known of her family’s magical powers and the consequent distrust of the other villagers. Living in fear of her shapeshifting and capricious mother, Sheba seeks solace with her grandmothers and a kindly aunt. When she meets the enigmati...
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Blue Running
Name: Sharon Bolton
19 November 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Imagine a world where everyone wears a gun, by law, even children. This is the everyday life for 14-year-old Bluebonnet Andrews, living in the independent Republic of Texas. Her father is the deputy, but he is also an alcoholic, a reality Blue deals with all by herself. She has not seen or hea...
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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Name: Stephen Leitch
21 October 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
"Love is easy and it's hard," as Ari and Dane find out in Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, the incredible sequel to Aristotle and D...
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Ghost Bird
Name: Catherine Purcell
21 October 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Ghost Bird is a cultural tour de force from First Nations Australian author Lisa Fuller; drawing on her culture, customs and beliefs, Lisa delivers an incredible YA story with a dark heart that has so many elements to it. In brief: Laney has gone missing. At first she's...
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Dark and Shallow Lies
Name: Sharon Bolton
12 October 2021;Genre: Supernatural
In Dark and Shallow Lies, Grey is back in the small town of La Cachette where she was born and brought back to every summer. Except this summer is different and she is not prepared for what she will encounter. Her best friend, Elora, has been missing for months and Grey knows...
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Zara Hossain Is Here
Name: Stephen Leitch
04 October 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
'So...where do I belong?' says Zara in this new novel by author Sabina Khan. 17 year Zara Hussain has a lot to think about. She's the only Pakistani Muslim in a conservative high school in Texas, dealing with racist bullying at school from Tyler, isn't an America citizen (despite living in the...
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Three Bullets
Name: HELEN STURCBECHER
04 October 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Three Bullets certainly has a lot going on. The main focus is war. The bloods (white supremacists) are trying to take over Britain. They will either kill anyone that they consider to be abnormal, or they will brain washing them into thinking that they are worthless and white's...
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Precious Catastrophe
Name: Linda Brown
04 October 2021;Genre: Supernatural
The sinister, mysterious story continues in this sequel book, it's not as gory as Perfectly Preventable Deaths but it's just as compelling. This author knows how to keep her audience engaged until the very last page... Precious Catastrophe begins a year after the tragic...
