Teenagers Book Reviews
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28 February 2019;Genre: Real life
This is a simply marvellous book; beautifully written and crammed with detail and richness. I would recommend it for older readers as there is a huge amount that is never spelled out but is not really suitable for younger children, possibly not even the oldest and most mature Year 6.<br...
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Lark
Name: Joanna Hewish
11 February 2019;Genre: Real life
From the award winning and Carnegie nominated Anthony McGowan, this is already set to be another best seller. A real page turner which had me gripped to the end. Lark continues the story of Nicky and Kenny, brothers who have not had the best start in life. But in this tale, things have finally s...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
07 February 2019;Genre: Magical Realism
A Pinch of Magic is a lovely book, and it has been a delight to read and review it. Betty Widdershins lives with her Granny, and her sisters Fliss and Charlie, in the Poachers Pocket Inn in the village of Crowstone. Their mother is dead and their father is imprisoned in Crowst...
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A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil)
Name: Linda Brown
04 February 2019;Genre: Fantasy
A World Without Princes is book two of the magical The School for Good and Evil series. This part of the story is deeper and darker, with pacy twists and turns that help keep the reader enga...
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The Button War
Name: Leanne Woolcock
03 February 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
As a teacher, I am always on the lookout for gripping books to make my students think so when this book landed on my desk - based on the power struggle between the Russian and German armies during 1914 - I knew I had to make it a priority to read. Having never read any books by Avi befo...
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The School for Good and Evil
Name: Linda Brown
31 January 2019;Genre: Fantasy
The School for Good and Evil was not what I was expecting when I picked it up! This is a funny, frightening, fast-paced twist of a story about the fairy tales that we have all grown up with (I have placed it in the fairy tale category, but could also be called fantasy). <p...
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Name: Janet Fisher
31 January 2019;Genre: Real life
This is one of those quirky stories which is very hard to place in a category and to suggest a readership. Set in the US in the 1970s, it tells of a Lenny (Lenore), her mother and her brother Davey who just keeps growing. Their father, after many journeys away, simply does not return one day s...
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The Shield of Lies
Name: Azra Age 11
30 January 2019;Genre: Fantasy
This book follows Crystal Run which I loved. I loved this book because there is always a mystery that needs to be revealed and a ending to be discovered. In this book, the main characters Kaia and Joe have been taken prisoner but have to escape back to Carcassia, to stop other Runners from being...
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Name: Lucy Georgeson
29 January 2019;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his 18th year over and over, he can only be freed by love. But at the end of each autumn he is transformed into a beast hell-bent on destruction, and after so many failed attempts, his kingdom and its people are bare...
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Name: Linda Brown
29 January 2019;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Over the years there have been many retellings of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. This is what the author wanted to complete and she has managed it, but with a much darker theme woven into the love story. A Curse So Dark and Lonely is simply enchanting and well worth...
