Teenagers Book Reviews
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Your Wild and Wonderful Brain: A creative guide to help make your ADHD brain work for you!
Name: Jane Rew
10 June 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Many will value the novel and appealing ADHD-friendly presentation of the material in Your Wild and Wonderful Brain; representing a series of ADHD traits as different animals, for example, and interspersing main topic information with interesting asides, including creative ide...
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes
Name: Jane Rew
10 June 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
What child, seeing Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes on the library display, would not want to pick it up and explore beyond the front cover peep-hole to the fiery depths of this hot topic? Certainly, they'll be attracted by the eye-catching cover, which immediately conveys th...
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Ultimate Football Heroes Generations: England's Heroes
Name: Jessica WELTON
09 June 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
England's Heroes is a well-crafted timeline of England's football history, from 1872 (the first football match ever for the whole world where England and Scotland played) to now - the current England team going to play in the 2026 World Cup. Tom Palmer has pulle...
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The Children of Wolf Rock
Name: Sue Wilsher
08 June 2026;Genre: Adventure
Minna, Kass and Tom are all students at Stormy Loch Academy, a school hidden in the mountains of western Scotland. Its headmaster, Major Fortescue, encourages his pupils to be independent, allowing them to roam the countryside. Each of these children is at the school for very different reasons...
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TrooFriend
Name: Alice Drury
05 June 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Set in a world not so different from our own, TrooFriend by Kirsty Applebaum introduces the idea of android robots becoming our one true friend. Written from the point of view of Ivy, the AI TrooFriend 560 Mark IV robot that Sarah's mum buys for her, she is introduced as a chi...
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Tadpole Summer
Name: Jenny Caddick
04 June 2026;Genre: Bereavement
Tadpole Summer is a fantastic and compelling story that sensitively and powerfully explores the emotional issues, not only of loss and bereavement, but of the journey of a family moving through the stages of a life-limiting illness. The story centres around older sister...
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The Thing About Giants
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 June 2026;Genre: Myths & Legends
Daughter of Giant Hunters, Jacq is about to, somewhat reluctantly, follow in their footsteps. Corman, a young giant, is on his first trip above ground with his father to forage for 'jurtear', much-needed medicine for his sister. Separated from his father in an attack by hunters, Corman is desp...
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World Cup Greatest Moments
Name: Amy Newton
03 June 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
World Cup Greatest Moments by Matt and Tom Oldfield is an exciting and engaging book for football fans, especially young readers who love the FIFA World Cup. The book takes readers on a journey through some of the most unforgettable moments in World Cup history, featuri...
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 June 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
This non-fiction text has the added attraction of powerful illustrations and is part of the Nosy Crow/University of Cambridge collaboration called 'Think Big - Surprising Science for Curious Minds'. Each double page spread in the book answers a specific question about volcanoe...
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Strike
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 June 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Owen is a talented young footballer, with a chance of achieving his dream of becoming a professional player. When he and his best friend, Teddy, are taken on by an academy, Owen is focused on on one thing - football. But when he finds a note asking for help hidden inside his new boots, he disc...
