Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Hayley Summerfield
12 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Against The Odds is an exciting new book about incredible struggles of twenty great adventurers. Author Alastair Humphreys has hand-picked extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers from across the world. This book is an inspirational collection of stories about a...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
10 July 2023;

Genre: Dystopian

Alara lives a 'perfect' life in Estrella where everything is tightly controlled and it is mandatory to carry a 'Flip' (Fully Linked Information Platform) so everyone is connected. Feelings of boredom and being 'dulled' are frowned upon, yet Alara often feels disconnected. The skyscraper city i...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters is an enthralling WWII story about two girls who embark on a mission to take down a member of the aristocracy who is a traitor to his country. Sidney Dashworth's school has just been evacuated and relocated to Stanbrook House - the home of...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
08 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the second in a trilogy about a fantastical world inhabited by amazing creatures. Friendships are forged as the central characters risk their lives and liberty in a race against time. The author, Ann Sei Lin, has written a book filled with mystical places and mys...

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Name: Linda Brown
07 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the second book in the Rebel Skies series, and the action picks straight up from where book one ends. This is a rollercoaster read, it has so many plot twist and turns it will leave you breathless and at the last page leaving you...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
07 July 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

Quiet Storm is a fantastic book for those students who are about to leave primary school and make the transition into secondary school. It tells the story of Storm, a year 7 student who is extremely shy and quiet. She dreads the thought of having to speak out in lessons and re...

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Name: Janet Fisher
07 July 2023;

Genre: Animals

The Boland Yard sells high-end ponies, mainly for show jumping.  Hannah, 13, is the younger of two daughters; her sister Millie has a huge social media following, whereas Hannah just loves working with ponies.  But Hannah is unhappy that Wolfie, the latest pony she has been riding, has been so...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
06 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

The Destiny of Minou Moonshine is a stunning story that steps back in history and time and whisks the reader into the richly exotic landscape of an alternate Indian colonial city. Moonlally is a city divided into Whitetowners and Blacktowners and for the past 13 long, grim yea...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
05 July 2023;

Genre: Animals

The Horse Who Came Home is a heart-wrenching tale about one girl's drive to make amends and bring about justice for animals who have suffered mistreatment. Hannah is a 'Boland' and her family's name and reputation is paramount to their family business. The livery where Hannah...

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Name: Linda Brown
05 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

The author of this debut fantasy novel, Rebel Skies, will immerse you, the reader, into a world of, deception, secrets, trust, friendship, floating cities and dangerous, huge paper spirits called Shikigami that threaten the humans that have created them... Kurara's home...

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