Teenagers Book Reviews
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The Night Animals
Name: Jane Rew
10 January 2023;Genre: Family & Home
The Night Animals has a sumptuous cover by Sharon King-Chai (who also did the illustrations inside) to attract new readers. However, Sarah Ann Juckes's existing fans will take equal delight in this new story which is set in the modern day and features Nora as the main characte...
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The Elemental Detectives
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Elemental Detectives is an exciting read, set in an historic alternative London governed by groups of Elemental spirits who look after the air, rivers, wealth and foundations of the city. Marisee Blackwell lives with her grandmother, who is the Keeper of the Wells of Londo...
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Hedgewitch
Name: Hayley Summerfield
05 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Skye Mckenna’s new fantasy story - Hedgewitch - is the first of five books in her new series. It is carefully crafted and full to the brim with magic and mystery. We are first introduced to the main character - Cassie - at Fowell House, a boarding school for children. She was...
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Fight Back
Name: Fatima Age 13
05 January 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This is a very good book to show that other people have feelings and just doing or wearing something does not mean you are different and that everyone should be united and be against racism. In addition, Fight Back shows that racism is not only about skin colour but how you treat others becaus...
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The Whisperling
Name: Lisa Watkins
05 January 2023;Genre: Supernatural
A story perfect for mystery fans set in Victorian Britain with a ghostly twist. The Whisperling is the story of Peggy who hides a secret from those around her - she can speak to the dead! Peggy is fearful of how others would react if they should find out the truth about her hi...
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Skandar And The Unicorn Thief
Name: Kay Hymas
04 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
If you thought unicorns are fluffy and glittery..... think again! At least, not in Skandar's world, here they are vicious and terrifying beasts. Despite their ferocious reputation, Skandar yearns to be a unicorn rider, to bond with his beast and seek glory together. As his dream is about to co...
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The Circle Breakers
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
I was absolutely thrilled to receive the next book in the fantastic Leap Cycle series by Patience Agbabi, which began with The Infinite. The Circle Breakers did not disappoint and this thrilling time travel adventure is an exhilarating read.<...
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Bob vs the Selfie Zombies
Name: Donna Burkert
03 January 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Robert Trebor, known as Bob, is 12 years old and has recently discovered that he can time travel. One moment he was wallowing in hot bubbly water, and the next minute there were two of him, the bath was cool, and they were both shocked to see each other. Robert has travelled into the future.....
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The Night Animals
Name: Donna Ritchie
03 January 2023;Genre: Family & Home
What a sensitively written story covering PTSD within a single parent family. I absolutely loved being taken through the ups and downs of Nora and her relationships with her mother, absent father, friend Kwame and of course the night animals. In The Night Animals, Jukes...
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Midwinter Burning
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 January 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Evacuated away from London and his indifferent mother, Alfie Wright thrives in his new life with 'Auntie' Bell and her son, Ted, at Coombe Farm in Devon. A sensitive, different boy, he is no longer 'Alfie Wrong', but is cared for, managing to make friends with Smidge, a mysterious lad Alfie me...
