Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Janet Fisher
31 May 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

In a small enclave near Cambridge live the descendants of the Greek gods. Hannah Messenger is the grand-daughter of Hermes, currently in prison. Entry to Hockwold is past a large stone beyond which everyone is a descendant of the gods. The community is headed up by Zeus (retired) and his wife...

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Name: Olivia Age 11
28 May 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

I absolutely love Which Way to Anywhere! It's full of adventure and fun and is a really good read. Cressida always comes up with good names that people don't usually get called. I have read every single book in the How to Train Your Dragon and <a href="/books/the-wizards-of-on...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
24 May 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

12-year-old Faye Fitzgerald has been sent away to school on the bleak and remote Auk Island in Scotland. She knows that something terrible happened at home involving her Aunt Christina and an ancient yew tree, but she cannot remember exactly what occurred. When Faye arrives at the schoo...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 May 2024;

Genre: Environment

The latest in the excellent 'Explodapedia' series, Rewild: Can Nature heal Our World? is a very engaging and accessible read. Guided by cartoons of chatty and cheeky fungi, the book carefully explains the idea behind rewilding as well as why is it so important in a humorous an...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
17 May 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

"Until a monster swallowed her PE kit, Bitsy's evening had been going to plan." A fantastical, imaginative adventure awaits when the reader is swept into a world of magicore beasts, created by emotions held within our memories. A long-ago meteorite named farthingstone left its magical imprint...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
17 May 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Coll is a member of the Wolf crew. His home is a giant mechanical Construct of a wolf, which fights other animal shaped Constructs for territory. There is no friendship between crews, only fierce rivalry. Coll's life changes dramatically when, during a battle with another Construct, he is thro...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
16 May 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Epic, sweeping, cinematic action adventure from debut author Patrick Gallagher. Transcendent is a fast-paced , clever and contemporary story that spans cultures, continents and even takes its story out of this world into the mysteries of Space. Kira and Jacob Flynn are...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
13 May 2024;

Genre: Personal Growth

Sent to live with his uncle in the Lake District, Will is faced with a life far removed from the one he is used to. When he makes friends with Omar, a refugee from Afghanistan, he finds the confidence to explore and the two boys discover an osprey nest. As they watch the birds, naming them, Wi...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
13 May 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Tom Palmer's eagerly awaited latest book is worth the wait, offering fans of his work another excellent, thought-provoking story featuring both the battlefields of France and the rural farmland of the Lake District in Cumbria. Angel of Grasmere is both a poignant and dr...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
10 May 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Conflict is still raging between the sorcerers and the alchemists. Yara is living in the Settlement with her friends Mehnoor and Rafi, under the protection of sorceress Leyla. However, Yara longs to return to the city of Zehaira to rescue her mother, the Grand High Sorceress, who has been impr...

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