Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Josie Age 10
06 October 2017;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I would rate this fabulous book 10/10!!!! An emotional story of magic, friendship and hope, yet also the shocking reality of life in 1939 Poland. It is a lovely read for 10+. A unique combination of fantasy and history - with a tragic ending which reflects how many stories ended during World War...

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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
05 October 2017;

Genre: Environment

Sky Dancer is a bold and beautiful tale of friendship, nature and community. It is a story about three young people from very different backgrounds who find themselves swept up into a complex world of communities at war with one another over issues of tradition, conservation a...

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Name: Szymon Age 12
04 October 2017;

Genre: Humour

I enjoyed this book because it if full of humour

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Name: Szymon Age 12
04 October 2017;

Genre: Humour

I would recommend this book because it is actually many different genres.

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Name: Alison Kelly
01 October 2017;

Genre: Poetry

This is Hip Hop artist and poet, Karl Nova's first collection of poetry for young people. Aptly titled Rhythm and Poetry, it offers insights into Nova's life, recounted energetically in rap (hence the acronym from the title). Almost as important as the raps themselves, are the...

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28 September 2017;

Genre: Bullying

"Some experiences - like walking into an exam hall or moving to a new school - never leave you and for Rosalind, transitioning to secondary school is made even more complicated by a terminally ill brother and her selective mutism. Unable to speak to anyone outside her immediate family except f...

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Name: Linda brown
26 September 2017;

Genre: Science Fiction

This book has a wonderful opening that makes you want to read on. Sadly, however, I did have issues with the story as it progresses. If you like Sci-Fi, a little romance and aliens (war of the worlds, creepy kind) then you will enjoy this book immensely. If you like kick-ass, strong characters,...

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Name: Helen Long
25 September 2017;

Genre: Science Fiction

This story about visitors from space and alien abductions will have teenaged readers gripped. When spaceships arrive in Earth's skies, no one knows where they have come from and nor can they begin to know what they want. Then teenagers start to disappear, abducted in broad daylight or from their...

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Name: Daniel Katz
24 September 2017;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Greer MacDonald has won a scholarship to the sixth form of St Aidan The Great School (S.T.A.G.S. to its students), a prestigious and ancient boarding school for the offspring of the British upper classes. It is, quite literally, old school - the oldest school in England! Greer finds herself ost...

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Name: Alison Kelly
11 September 2017;

Genre: Poetry

This powerful collection of poems was published before the catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire and my first reaction to the title and front cover of this book was dismay at the untimely depiction of a black tower block with its illuminated windows. Kate Milner is a talented illustrator but the image...

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