Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Lola Age 11
28 January 2019;

Genre: Fantasy

I liked this book because of the mysteries - it shows that magic doesn't just solve problems. Many people believe Tilly is just seeing things when she says she has seen Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Anne from Anne of Green Gables - then she discovers the Book Wanderers...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
04 January 2019;

Genre: Historical Fiction

When Clarry is born, her mother dies and her indifferent father leaves her and her brother, Peter, to be raised by a series of housekeepers and well-intentioned neighbours. They long for their summer holidays in Cornwall where, largely ignored by their grandparents, they roam free with their c...

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Name: Linda Brown
22 December 2018;

Genre: Fantasy

I can't say it any better than the blurb on the back of this wonderfully written book: 'The Twisted Tree is a chilling ghost story inspired by Norse legend.' Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and memories have bee...

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Name: Esme Age 9
18 December 2018;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I really enjoyed flamingo boy as it was full of excitement and jumps. I like the way this book was written as there wasn't one boring sentence. Once I picked up this book I could not put it down again. I recommend this to everyone aged 9+ who loves a story based on real life with twists at every...

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Name: Matthew Age 11
17 November 2018;

Genre: Adventure

It is a book for all, it is so exciting with lots of tiny little details in it. It has some tech in for those who like lots of adventure and battles. I recommend it for all.

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Name: Ruby B
13 November 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Martha is bullied. At her school, she is picked on by the other kids for her clothes and how she is, especially by Tracy Stamper. But a new boy, Scott, starts in her year, and everything begins to change. Will her parents find out who she is seeing at the park, or will Scott find out about her pr...

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Name: Dylan Age 14
13 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Packed with action from start to finish and impossible to put down, this story's tragic ending will leave most readers in tears.

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Name: Janet Fisher
02 October 2018;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I was lucky enough to review Emma Carroll's first book, Frost Hollow Hall, in 2013, which was a very good debut and was delighted to find that this, her seventh book, does not disappoint. The story of the boy King Tutankhamun, whose tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, has always fasc...

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Name: Catherine Purcell
28 September 2018;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Holly Bourne has triumphed again. Olive's narrative is so simple, so real, so painful and raw. From the start, from page 1, we feel her mania; it's truly impressive how the writing draws you along, throughout you're skillfully soaring and plummeting with Olive as she struggles to catch hold of...

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Name: Jenni Prestwood
28 September 2018;

Genre: Dystopian

Earthasia is in trouble, there is not enough food or medical care to go around. The only solution is to look for a way to kill the Dinosaurs that inhabit Piloria so they can take over the land they protect. Written from two alternating points of view, Lincoln (who wants to save his sister's life...

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