Teenagers Book Reviews
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Harrow Lake
Name: Lorraine Ansell
09 July 2020;Genre: Horror
After a shocking incident involving her father, Lola is shipped off to a town made famous by his best horror movie. Staying with a grandmother that she's never met, strange events threaten Lola's sanity. Unexplained disappearances lead Lola to believe that a monster, Mr Skitters, lives in the...
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The Rules
Name: Linda Brown
09 July 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Amber is a looked-after child who is facing the prospect of spending Christmas alone, that is until her social worker tells her that she has received a letter from her dad. Amber, you would think, would be happy, but sadly you are mistaken; she now has to work out how to escape; she must move...
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The Rules
Name: Clair Bossons
09 July 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I loved reading The Rules, it was a truly addictive read. Amber is a looked after child who is facing the prospect of a Christmas with no foster placement as her boarding school closes for the end of term. She is a bit of a prickly character who is not afraid to call it as she...
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I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present
Name: Bryony Davies
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
In I Am Not A Label, author Cerrie Burnell introduces us to 34 disabled role models from around the world. The book also features historical figures. Writing in a positive way, this fantastic book shows us that living with a disability or chronic illness does not have to defin...
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Dark Blue Rising
Name: Linda Brown
05 July 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This is the first instalment of a new trilogy from the amazing YA author Teri Terry. Love this author's writing as her books are descriptive, pacy, full of drama and intrigue and they always leave the reader wanting more...Tabby and her mom Cate never stay in one place long enough...
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Name: Carol Carter
02 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Charlie Merriam is having a tough time. He's wished for a baby brother for years, but when baby Dara finally arrives, it's on Charlie's birthday and Dara is not what Charlie expected -he's tiny, screaming, and very poorly. It's all just too much and the only thing Charlie can think of to do is...
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When Stars are Scattered
Name: Dan Katz
02 July 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. They have been there for seven years when the story opens, having fled Somalia together when Omar was four after their father was killed and their mother disappeared. Arriving at the camp, they are adopted by Fatumah,...
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The Wild Way Home
Name: Nicola Cleveland
01 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Charlie has long dreamed of having a sibling and is delighted when he's woken on his 12th birthday to be told he has a baby brother. But his happiness doesn't last when he discovers Dara is very poorly. He's not the pink, beautiful baby brother he was expecting. As fear takes over, Charlie run...
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The Switch Up: L. A. Exchange
Name: Elen Green
25 June 2020;Genre: Friends and family
I loved the first Switch Up book by Katy Cannon, where two teenage girls, who look very similar, meet at an airport and decide to swap their lives for the summer. What could possibly go wrong?The second book, Switch Up: L.A. Exchange, sees the girls - Willa and Alice - on holiday t...
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Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond our Senses
Name: James Hewish
13 June 2020;Genre: Animals
Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond our Senses is a non-fiction book by Catherine Barr and Anne Wilson. The authors make a brilliant and successful attempt at trying to demonstrate, explain and illustrate some challenging scientific concepts.This book will sati...
