Teenagers Book Reviews
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Black Hole Cinema Club
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 April 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Lucas and his friends, Finn and Ash, are heading for their local cinema, known as 'The Black Hole', for a state-of-the-art experience movie marathon experience in 4Di- cinema, with another dimension! Armed with plenty of snacks (First rule: bring enough supplies), the boys join their friends,...
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The Football GOAT: Mbappe v. Haaland: The greatest footballer of all time!
Name: Sharon Porter
05 April 2024;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Football GOAT: Mbappe v. Haaland by Matt Oldfield and Seth Burkett is comprised of an argument (or banter!) between two friends about which player is the Greatest of all Time. Chocful of facts about the players, this is broken into easy-to-dip-into sections. This makes the...
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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
Name: Hannah Keohane
03 April 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Bringing Back Kay-Kay is gripping from the start. The protagonist is 12-year-old Lena whose older brother, Kay-Kay, has gone missing after a summer camp. After the police seem to give up on finding him, Lena decides to take matters into her own hands and goes in search of Kay-...
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Twice Upon a Time
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 April 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Morrow twins, Merry and Spike, were born on either side of the start of the New Year. Consequently, they were born in different months and years, and both of the clocks in their house stopped at the exact times of their births. Now clocks behave oddly around them and they have discovered t...
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When the Wild Calls
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 April 2024;Genre: Dystopian
A completely captivating, absorbing and highly emotive dystopian adventure that grips the reader from start to finish. This was a book that I simply could not put down. When the Wild Calls is the sequel to the brilliant <a href="/books/where-the-world-turns-wi...
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The Reluctant Vampire Queen
Name: Jessica Age 11
31 March 2024;Genre: Supernatural
The Reluctant Vampire Queen does a very good job at showing that if you are brave and determined enough then you can truly accomplish anything. However, I believe that the author should've written more detail and emphasised how Mo risking her grades for her 'undercover vampire...
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie
Name: Sam
29 March 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
A delightful hand-lettered account of first love, and the trials and tribulations of pre-teen friendships. Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes (translated from the Norwegian by Matt Bagguley) tells the story of Tuva as she starts seventh grade, with high hopes for the...
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The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Benjamin Creek does not believe in magic, preferring science, logic and reasoning until he is led into the impossibly magical world of Wreathenwold. With a girl called Elizabella, Benjamin finds himself on a perilous quest to find Elizabella's missing twin, Edwid, making a promise he is determ...
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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 March 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Bringing Back Kay-Kay is a fresh and original 'can't-put-it-down' mystery story for ages 9+ (Upper Key Stage 2). It would make a great read aloud or class novel set in modern-day India. Move it to the top of your 'to be read' pile! Lena is intent on fi...
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The Kingdom Over The Sea
Name: Emma
21 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Kingdom Over the Sea is one of the most gripping, enjoyable, magical books I have read. I felt a strong emotional link with Yara as she struggles through her discoveries in unfamiliar lands and my heart both soared and sank with her. The struggle between the chemists and s...
