Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Beverley Somerset
03 January 2025;

Genre: Adventure

In Hunt for the Golden Scarab, we meet Sim Lockier and his mother, Callidora, and learn they have never lived anywhere for very long. At present they are based in London. Previously educated at home, Sim now attends school and has a best friend, Nelson. Life seems uneventful u...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
30 December 2024;

Genre: Adventure

M.G Leonard’s new epic series Time Keys starts with Hunt for the Golden Scarab.  This time-travelling adventure is full to the brim with mystery, sinister characters and a gripping storyline that will captivate the readers imagination. ...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
15 November 2024;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

This fabulous new history is an introduction to notable black figures and events across centuries and from around the world. From noted historical names familiar to most of us - Malcolm X, Olaudah Equiano and Mary Seacole - to standout contemporary figures - Jordan Peele, Davi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 November 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

It is the reign of Queen Jane III and the Guild of Iron, led by Cromwell, helps her rule the kingdom of Albion. Although the six magickal guilds compete for this role every year, it has been a long time since any guild other than Fire or Iron has been in charge. When orphan Jed finds hi...

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Name: Linda Brown
12 November 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Heist Royale is the sequel to the action-packed Thieves' Gambit and once again this super YA author has filled the pages with yet another fast-paced and dynamic plot. The story picks up six months late...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
04 November 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

The Twelve by Liz Hyde is a beautifully crafted middle grade book with an enticing, atmospheric cover illustrated by Tom de Freston. Although this novel is a mixture of adventure, fantasy, magic and mystery, I agree with author, Hannah Gold, in her own review soundbite, that t...

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Name: Jo Clarke
01 November 2024;

Genre: Personal Growth

Starting secondary school can be a daunting time; many young readers will relate to the feelings of anxiety, the pressure to 'fit in', the fear of standing out, the fear of being overlooked. But Finley is 'happy everywhere. And happy all the time'. When Finley begins the new stage of ed...

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Name: Jenny CADDICK
01 November 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

A return to the World of Podkin One-Ear is always an absolute joy and offers a totally immersive reading experience, taking you into an amazing fantasy world.  Podkin and the Tentacled Terror is the eighth in this thrilling, adventurous and heart warming quest by Podkin to def...

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Name: Maddalena Pretto
23 October 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Aria is a girl who lives with her family in a strange planet called Terros, during a class experiment she discovers that she has human DNA. Since she was very little she has known that her parents think that humans are bad people. One day she is sent to Earth to spread a virus that could kill...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 October 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

When Ben and his family are forced through economic circumstances to move from the city to a remote bit of countryside, what he does not expect is the magic that is lurking all around. Ben starts having dreams and is stalked by crows and an ever-increasing sense of danger and menace. As he unc...

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