Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Louisa Farrow
02 September 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

This haunting new novella from Berlie Doherty with gorgeous illustrations by Tamsin Roseweil is a gem - a wonderful, imaginative story to share, stitched from the glittering threads of traditional tales of mermaids. At the start, a strange and wonderful creature is brou...

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Name: Alice
02 September 2024;

Genre: Poetry

Matt Goodfellow's new poetry collection, Tomorrow We Begin, displays the same deep understanding and love of schools, their students and staff as his verse novel The Final Year did, with standalone poems covering uncomfortable blazers, so-c...

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Name: Katie
02 September 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Dream Hunters is a fast-paced fantasy adventure for any child who loves their adventures with a magical edge. In this story, the magic is provided by child 'dream hunters' - children are taught to follow dreams and to catch them with their special needles, bottling them to hel...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 September 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

Gruesome, gothic and so, so good. This horrifyingly dark-humoured tale is hilarious and heart thumpingly entertaining and enthralling. Author Martin Howard and illustrator Pete Williamson have created a masterpiece of creepy illustrations and a narrative that tests the nerves...

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Name: Lorraine ansell
30 August 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

A retired fisherman finds a strange creature one night and, realising it is hurt, brings it to Sasha who works at the local sea life sanctuary. Very quickly they realise this is no ordinary fish or mammal, and soon the director of the sanctuary is talking about using it as an exhibit. Sasha te...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
30 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

13-year-old Iona Patterson lives with her mum and stepdad on the Kestrel estate. Mum runs a pony trekking centre from the stables, and they have a happy life there, although money is tight.  Iona loves horses, especially Jinks, her dressage horse, and when a local dressage star, Jessica, offer...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
30 August 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Ghostlines, the latest lyrically beautiful story from Katya Balen, celebrates the wonder of the natural world, the difficulty of accepting change and the importance of human connections. Tilda has lived all her life on the island of Ayrie and she adores everything about...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
29 August 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

The Girl Who Couldn't Lie is a light-hearted and original story based on real life that will encourage empathy and understanding as well as raise a chuckle. Meet Priya Shah, outstanding teen gymnast and A grade student who thinks the way to keep everyone happy is to pretend ev...

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Name: Sam
21 August 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Wintour's Game is one of the best Young Adult books I have read in a while! This fast-paced, all-action read is certainly one to get young readers hooked. An excellent tale of friendship, loss and resilience. Alex Wintour is an orphan and a thief. She's survived this lo...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
20 August 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Dream Hunters, a colourful adventure story set in a fantasy version of India, invites young readers to imagine...  Imagine a world where dreams could be caught and bottled.  Imagine if slivers of dreams could be threaded together to make new dreams, personalis...

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