Teenagers Book Reviews
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Stitch
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 January 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Stitch and his friend, Henry Oaf, were created by the genius Professor Hardacre, and live in his castle. Stitch is gentle; Henry is large and cannot control his strength. When the Professor dies, his evil nephew, Giles, comes to take over the laboratory. Giles wants to continue his uncle's wor...
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Code Name Kingfisher
Name: Liya Age 11
05 January 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
I really liked this book, I found it very interesting and historical, learning about what happened in those times and how many Jewish people died.
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Wild Song
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 January 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Things are changing in Luki's village; the ways and beliefs of the occupying Americans are creeping into everyday life. One thing which has not changed, however, is the ancients' expectations for a young woman. Caught hunting once too often, Luki is told she should marry her friend, Samkad. De...
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Time Travelling with a Tortoise
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 January 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Al Chaudhury has successfully travelled back in time and saved his father's life. So, everything is back to the way Al thinks it should be…only somehow it isn't. And then an accident leaves Grandpa Byron struggling to remember things, forcing Al to travel in time once more, leaving someone tra...
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Trapped
Name: Ruth Cornish
02 January 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The new dyslexia-friendly Barrington Stoke publication from author, Sophie McKenzie is descibed by them in three words as being filled with 'peril', 'judgement', and 'understanding'. Trapped is an exciting contemporary novel about a group of young people in a singing club....
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Time Travelling with a Tortoise
Name: Louisa Farrow
01 January 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
If you've read the wonderful Time Travelling with a Hamster, you'll be excited to hear about this inventive and light-hearted sequel in which Al(Bert Einstein) Chaudhury returns for more adventures with parallel worlds. In Tim...
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Northern Soul
Name: Ruth Cornish
01 January 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Northern Soul by Phil Earle is a fantastic addition to the range of dyslexia-friendly books published by Barrington Stoke. This novel perfectly describes those heady, confusing, all-encompassing feelings of first love so well. It is both poignant and an authentic story. <p...
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Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being A Witch
Name: Lorraine ansell
05 December 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Do you wonder if the strange occurrences around you may be because you have the gift? Looking for answers? Tiffany Aching has all the information you need in her luxurious new book Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch! A long term fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series,...
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Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power
Name: Donna Ritchie
01 December 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The opening chapter of Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power grabbed me in such a way that I read the first half of the book in one sitting! I couldn't wait to get wrapped up in Casander's journey. This first chapter sets the scene for the whole book and makes the latte...
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Stitch
Name: Jacqueline Harris
27 November 2023;Genre: Family & Home
Stitch is a boy who was made, literally stitched together as his name suggests. Along with his friend Henry, he lives with the Professor in a castle and counts the days since he 'woke up'. One day, when everything changes, the Professor's nephew comes calling and Stitch finds that sometimes di...
