Teenagers Book Reviews
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SLAY
Name: Clair Bossons
30 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Think Buffy the Vampire slayer meets The Vamps. A fantastic blend of fantasy fiction and contemporary teen. This is light-hearted demon slaying peppered with witty one-liners with a few music references thrown in. The cover is eye catching and I have already had students asking to borrow it ha...
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The List of Real Things
Name: Josie Age 11
29 April 2018;Genre: Friends and family
I would recommend this book because
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I Am Traitor
Name: Ruby B
23 April 2018;Genre: Science Fiction
Amy is too young to die. When danger calls, Amy is scared. I don't blame her. Especially when aliens are abducting teenagers from all over the world. She is one of them. Will Amy have to face the threat before it is to late? Join Amy as she embarks on a thrilling journey through space. Read her...
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Ghost Boys
Name: Jacqueline Harris
18 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Ghost Boys is an extraordinary, hard-hitting story, about a black boy killed by a white policeman in an American city. It is strongly reminiscent of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, in that the narrator is the dead child. But this book is suitable for children in Year 6 and u...
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Boy 87
Name: Emma Long
13 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Boy 87 is an accessible if often difficult story that reminds us that, behind every refugee statistic, is a real person with an often desperate story.The Boy 87 in this story is Shif, a 14 -year-old boy who is numbered the day he and his friend, Bini, are arrested...
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The 1,000 Year Old Boy
Name: Josie Age 11
11 April 2018;Genre: Friends and family
I loved this book, with heartbreak and friendship and adventure and so much else.. It was exciting but scary, everything I hoped it would be! I would give it 10/10
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Ghost Boys
Name: Matt Davies
11 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Jerome is a 12-year-old boy. He does what he is told and gets on with life. Every day he goes to school where he is confronted by bullies. He has his troubles, yet he is never in trouble. That is until he is killed by a policeman. A white policeman. Jerome was black.Just typing tho...
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Stunt Double
Name: Josie Age 11
08 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
This book is full of mystery and adventure, leaving you endlessly on a cliffhanger unable to stop reading! I couldn't put this book down... I highly recommend it for ages 10-13, and hope that everyone will love this book as much as I do!
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Young, Gifted and Black
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The author and illustrator of Young, Gifted and Black welcome the reader to the book by making the purpose behind the book very clear. 'All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in stories' is their message and this book is intended to be the starting point on a journey to dis...
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Truly Wildly Deeply
Name: Rhiannon
31 March 2018;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Truly Wildly Deeply is a joyful teen romance (set against the contrasting backdrop of Wuthering Heights) focussing on loveable main characters Annie and Fab. Annie has cerebral palsy and Fab has recently moved from Poland, however, this is not an 'issues book', McLachlan skilfully tells the tale...
