Teenagers Book Reviews
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Nightshade Revenge (Alex Rider)
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 October 2023;Genre: Spy stories
With exams and skateboarding the main things on his mind, Alex Rider hopes he has left the world of MI6 behind him, apart from visits to Freddy Grey, 'Number Nine' of the organisation, Nightshade, whose activities Alex helped put an end to. However, when his best friend, Tom, is kidnapped whil...
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Sweet Skies
Name: Erin Quigley
23 October 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Sweet Skies is a very human tale; an evocative, edge-of-your-seat, gritty adventure story, chock-full of innocence and courage, struggle and doubt. It tells the tale of Otto Hartmann, a young German boy utterly enthralled by the American pilots who fly...
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Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures
Name: Ruth Cornish
20 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica is a fascinating and accessible book which readers can dip into for the odd five minutes or for an afternoon, immersed in information with sufficient detail to explain the subject without being overwhelming. The book is divided int...
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Kicked Out
Name: Eileen Armstrong
20 October 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Occasionally as a reader you come across characters you really care about in a book, characters so realistic and relatable you find yourself wondering and worrying about what happens to them when the final page is turned. Sami, Ali and Mark from Boy, Everywhere...
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Shiver Point: It Came from the Woods
Name: Donna Ritchie
20 October 2023;Genre: Horror
If you love a scare, then this is for you! Alien lovers will also devour this short book. In Shiver Point: It Came from the Woods, Alex and his mum have recently moved (again) and he doesn't see any urgency in making friends as his mum's job will soon take them to anot...
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SCRAP
Name: Donna Burkert
20 October 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Scrap is a misfit and a loner, just how he likes it. A robot living out his existence on The Pile in Somewhere 513. He wasn't always this way; robots weren't always this way. In fact, Somewhere 513 was supposed to be the new place for humans to live. The robots had been sent in to get everythi...
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Engineers Making a Difference: Inventors, Technicians, Scientists and Tech Entrepreneurs Changing the World
Name: Ruth Cornish
18 October 2023;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Engineers Making A Difference is a brilliant book using the careers of experts in their fields to illustrate different aspects of engineering in the 21st Century. After a section introducing the engineer, there is further information about the engineer's work and career path.<...
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Best Friends Forever
Name: Sam
18 October 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Best Friends Forever is the first book in the Bigg School series by Lisa Williamson, and is a great read for anyone approaching the end of their primary school. Printed in a super clear font, with some highly amusing black and white illustrations by Jess Bradl...
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The Deadlands: Trapped
Name: Jane Rew
15 October 2023;Genre: Adventure
I enjoyed this sequel as much as, if not more than, the first book Deadlands: Hunted. In The Deadlands: Trapped, the author skilfully develops the characters and the plot, forever adding new and surprising fea...
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The Den
Name: Sam
14 October 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Yet another fantastic HiLo read from Barrington Stoke. The Den by Keith Gray is a brilliant short story for upper KS2 readers, an engaging tale of family, friendship conflict and hope. Marshall's home life is far from ideal, it's just him and his Dad, and his Dad is so wrapped...
