Teenagers Book Reviews
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TrooFriend
Name: Alice Drury
05 June 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Set in a world not so different from our own, TrooFriend by Kirsty Applebaum introduces the idea of android robots becoming our one true friend. Written from the point of view of Ivy, the AI TrooFriend 560 Mark IV robot that Sarah's mum buys for her, she is introduced as a chi...
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Tadpole Summer
Name: Jenny Caddick
04 June 2026;Genre: Bereavement
Tadpole Summer is a fantastic and compelling story that sensitively and powerfully explores the emotional issues, not only of loss and bereavement, but of the journey of a family moving through the stages of a life-limiting illness. The story centres around older sister...
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The Five Clues (Don't Doubt The Rainbow 1)
Name: Isla and Verity Age 11
04 June 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Five Clues (Don't Doubt The Rainbow 1) is a very well put together book by Anthony Kessel. We read it at 11 yrs but it was a bit hard to get our head around. It is a murder mystery with some wellbeing concepts. It was fun to try to work out the clues before Edie, the main...
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 June 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
This non-fiction text has the added attraction of powerful illustrations and is part of the Nosy Crow/University of Cambridge collaboration called 'Think Big - Surprising Science for Curious Minds'. Each double page spread in the book answers a specific question about volcanoe...
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Six Weeks: An unforgettable new story from the award-winning author of The Final Year
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 June 2026;Genre: Poetry
Alfie Piper now lives with his dad and his wife, Sophie, who have a baby girl, Alice. Alice was born the day before Alfie's mum died and he can't believe that his favourite person in all the world has gone. Full of churning feelings of anger, grief and confusion, Alfie is faced with the six lo...
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Where The Tide Lines Lead
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 June 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Elio lives in Spain, where his family own a holiday resort. However, business is struggling because, over the past few weeks, seven teenagers have gone missing, vanishing without trace. No one has any idea what is going on and police investigations into the disappearances have come to nothing....
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Dragonflare
Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 May 2026;Genre: Adventure
Flynn, a thief forced to steal to look after his little sister, accidentally ends up in the dragon trials on Dragonflare island. Forced to team up with a dragon (and he doesn't even like dragons), he has to make his way through a labyrinth, solving puzzles as he goes, to win the gold prize at...
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Crow: Thief of Magic
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 May 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Working for the Reavers, a criminal gang operating in the shadows of Starsgard, Crow and his friends, Jonas and Sal, dream of escape. But when disaster and chance combine, Crow finds himself apprenticed to Viktor, the town's Dreamcatcher and given the opportunity of a new life. Introduced to t...
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Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator
Name: Beverley Somerset
19 May 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
In Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator, Prince Kal has managed to return safely to his home land of Imaginaria. Unfortunately, his sister Princess Minkle has been left behind on Earth and, due to a mix up, a Salivator Alligator egg has been hatched there. The creature does n...
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The Time Engine
Name: Ruth Cornish
15 May 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Part adventure, part historical fantasy, The Time Engine by Lindsay Galvin is a cracking read with a likeable central character in the form of 11-year-old Eric Finch. Eric's scientist parents live with their son in the grounds of Cambridge University at the outbreak of...
