Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
03 August 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Publishing for the 75th anniversary of the partition of India (15th August 1947), Lands of Belonging is a unique and balanced exploration of the complex history of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Britain. This is a much needed addition to school bookshelves for many reasons.</...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
03 August 2022;

Genre: Bereavement

When she was alive, Brie's flamboyant mother was always whisking her off on adventures and often making her cringe, too, by dancing or loud singing or other larger than life behaviour. Now she has gone, Brie treasures the memories - even of her most embarrassing behaviour, and misses both her...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
01 August 2022;

Genre: Environment

The holidays have arrived, and teenage climate activist Abi is reluctantly dragged to a remote island off the coast of Norway to visit her grandmother. Thrown out of school after being identified as a 'tek disrupter', Abi's worst nightmare is a holiday without internet connection and an annoyi...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 August 2022;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Can You Feel the Noise? is a moving, emotional and thought provoking story of young Sophie whose music loving life is turned upside down when her entire world turns silent after she loses all her hearing completely overnight. I think this is my favourite Stewart Foster book ye...

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Name: Nathan Cox
01 August 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

21% Monster by P.J. Canning is an action-packed, pacey adventure story full of tech, danger and science fiction that will keep children turning the pages. The book centres around Darren who quickly discovers he is a part monster, super human.  His powers become even clearer wh...

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Name: Clair Bossons
01 August 2022;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Carnival of the Hunted is the second in the carnival series by Kieran Larwood and was every bit as good as the first book. I felt that it was written in such a way that it could be read as a stand-alone novel as although there were references to the first book and some of the...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 July 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

It is the summer of 1940 and Tommy and his friend, the evacuee Sally, are in the Lake District. Despite the remoteness of the place, war has touched them is several ways and Tommy's dad is missing in action. Then a German plane is brought down over the village and the navigator is not there an...

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Name: Jane Rew
27 July 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Niki is a tall girl with long black hair. Or, if you're Gavin, she's your new neighbour who's a 'fruitcake with extra crazy currants'. She also happens to be Dread Princess Xyllara, heir to the throne of the Dark Galaxy (which might explain her super-sized ego) and is on the run from her paren...

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Name: Linda Brown
27 July 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Rise of the School for Good and Evil is a wonderful book and is the prequel, the beginning of the journey in the amazing series, The School For Good and Evil. It gives the reader an insight as to how the school was created and how our familiar fairytale characters came about.....

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Name: Janine
27 July 2022;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Fantastic read! I found Leon to be a compelling character who was written sympathetically and intelligently. The Asparagus Bunch were like friends to me by the end of the book and I have enormous love for Caroline. It was so lovely to read a book from the perspective of neurod...

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