Teenagers Book Reviews
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The Detention Diaries: Worse than Jail
Name: Beverley Somerset
12 August 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Arthur Guppy is having a tough time! The school axolotls, Wet Willie and Mad Maxolotl, have been kidnapped. Miss Clench, the head teacher, is distraught and, even worse, Arthur has become the prime suspect in the disappearance. With the help of his best friend, Carlos Chickens, Arthur is deter...
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The Summer My Wishes Came True
Name: Sam
12 August 2026;Genre: Magical Realism
Ayesha can't wait for Summer Camp. This summer will be her first time away and she and her best friend, Nikki have already sorted the outfits they are going to take with them, even before Nikki went to New York with her 'dreadful' stepmother. However, when Nikki returns from her time in New Yo...
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Outlaws
Name: Beverley Somerset
07 August 2026;Genre: Friends and family
Robyn, Will and Scarlet are in Y8 at Sherwood High School. Robyn's parents have split up and her father is working abroad, so Robyn lives with her Grandad above his bike shop, where she loves helping to fix bikes with him. Scarlet is in foster care; she really likes her new foster parents and...
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And Now We Run
Name: Sam
21 July 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
And Now We Run by Nicola Penfold is an action-packed page turner, driven by compelling, believable characters in their life-or-death race against time. The story is superbly set in the awkward early days of secondary school, when friendships are tested, and finding your...
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Totally Normal
Name: Jenny CADDICK
16 July 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
One of a kind, and the eldest child in the family, Ellie finds the boring stuff in life hard to handle - she struggles with small talk, can't focus on the dull, daily duties and feels like society, and her own family, don't really "get" her non-perfect weird and messy self. Demands and expecta...
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Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator
Name: Panda Age 9
15 July 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
There was one bit I found really funny and I liked all of it.
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The Thing About Giants
Name: Linda Brown
15 July 2026;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Thing About Giants is packed with action, humour, and characters that are sure to capture readers' hearts. This debut fantasy adventure novel is a gripping, must-read for young readers in 2026. Jacq is the daughter of giant hunters. She lives in a strange city buil...
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Birdlands
Name: Louisa Farrow
14 July 2026;Genre: Animals
For the three desperate birds at the centre of Birdlands, every day is a struggle to survive. The jackdaw can barely scavenge for food with his twisted beak. The pigeon is too afraid to fly. The crow has a broken wing. The future for all of them looks bleak. They don't much li...
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How to Lose Yourself Completely
Name: Jenny Caddick
10 July 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
How to Lose Yourself Completely is a stunningly powerful and poignant book, tackling the sensitive themes of grief , mental health, compassion and addictions. This second person narrative is the dramatic and dangerous journey, both physically and emotionally, of Case, who is u...
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Voice in the Flames
Name: Donna Burkert
10 July 2026;Genre: Adventure
Voice in the Flames by Mike Edwards is a gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller that blends mystery, history and the supernatural into a compelling story of friendship, loss and hope. Jack is still struggling to come to terms with the death of his father and the closure o...
