Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 April 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Dragon is taking over the world, run by the AI 'Queenie' who thinks she is saving everyone, when in fact she is enslaving them. Rieka, now part of the Cub construct, thinks she knows how to deal with Queenie and Dragon. Rieka knows she is clever enough and can use technology to destroy Dragon...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
02 April 2026;

Genre: Family & Home

Two is a Crowd is a brilliant, thought-provoking and sensitively written story with Cath Howe's hallmark empathetic understanding of the emotions and experiences her young readers may be facing in today's society. Two is a Crowd is a tale of transitions and uncertainti...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2026;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Marinka has a deep bond with the house with chicken legs which has been her home all her life. Recently, however, the house has started to act strangely so in an attempt to heal it, she plans a feast for a 'guiding', a party to celebrate the lives of the dead before they pass through the Gate...

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Name: Sam
25 March 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

The Way the Cookie Crumbles is the second highly amusing, heartwarming book in the Café Chaos series. Written by popular children's author Catherine Wilkins, this fab book cannot fail to appeal to young readers...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
25 March 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are on holiday in Rome with Sim's mother, Callidora, and Jeopardy's father, Emmett, and they are loving every minute. Then they meet Soraya, whose brother is the world-famous illusionist, Kinetic. When Kinetic vanishes while performing a trick (which is being broadcast...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
23 March 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

Café Chaos: The Way the Cookie Crumbles is the second in the fun, fast and family-orientated lively middle grade stories, featuring Hope Crumble and her chaotic café-owning family. As usual, the daily dramas of keeping the Crumble Café afloat (and dealing with the unusu...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
13 March 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

Tamzin Pook and her friends are on a new mission, heading for the city of Museion to help save it from the predator suburbs which are trapping it in a mountain valley known as the Frying Pan. However, a traitor within the city puts them all in danger, separating Tamzin and the rest of the Fire...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
08 March 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

This gripping adventure story recasts the traditional tales of genies and explores why they might be trapped in lamps and why they might only be able to grant three wishes in a highly inventive and entertaining way. Although it’s the second book in the series, T...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

To begin with, a disclaimer. I am not of mixed identity. I found this a very informative read, though, about a neglected subject. For children whose identity is mixed, it is full of empowering explanation blended with inspirational messages from a variety of successful people whose bac...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
06 March 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Jax, Jovi, Esau and Fourth are the Moonlighters. They love their night time adventures, sneaking out after curfew, when the moon is full, to avoid the Nighthawks and roam the streets of Moonhaven. What could possibly go wrong? There have been no sightings of werewolves for almost 40 years!...

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