Teenagers Book Reviews
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Shoot for the Stars
Name: Jane Rew
20 June 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
A book on a wide range of sports, with the message that success is achievable for any child with ambition, determination and the encouragement of trailblazers, will be a welcome and popular addition to the school library. Shoot for the Stars is clearly...
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Escape Room: Game Zero
Name: Louisa Farrow
19 June 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Imagine you were playing a game but found you were trapped inside it. If you can't stop playing, is it even a game anymore? Eden has played many Escape Rooms before, but the Escape is offering her something different....
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My Name is Samim
Name: Jo Clarke
13 June 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
My name is Samim is a story that will broaden minds and expand hearts. Using an engaging narrative structure, Samim's life story is told through his recounts of his journey to Britain as an Afghanistan refugee following the tragic death of his parents and young sister. With no...
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Shadow Thieves
Name: Linda Canning
12 June 2025;Genre: Adventure
As an Upper Key Stage 2 teacher, I am always on the lookout for books that not only captivate my students, but also challenge them to think critically and empathetically. Peter Burns' Shadow Thieves is a standout addition to our classroom library. From the very first p...
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Augmented
Name: Margaret Pemberton
12 June 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Augmented is a totally absorbing crossover between a science fiction and dystopian world. It is set in a version of Britain, specifically London, where food is at a premium and people can only stay outside for very short times, without wearing specialised suits. The pre...
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Escape Room: Game Zero
Name: Jennifer CADDICK
09 June 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
Escape Room: Game Zero is a fantastically futuristic, modern and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure quest and battle for survival story, from an author who seamlessly blends classic adventure style with thoroughly contemporary settings. Christoper Edge incorporates the intrigu...
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The Glittering Edge
Name: Linda Brown
06 June 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
The next book in this series now, please… From the very first page, The Glittering Edge swept me off my feet and dropped me into the small, enchanting town of IdleWood. The author's writing is so immersive that you can almost feel the magic in the air. The story quickly unfold...
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Nate Yu's Blast from the Past: boy meets ghost in a tale of unlikely friendship
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 June 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Nate Riley is an amateur myrmecologist and has his own ant farm, ruled by Queen Elizabeth III - or Betsy as she is affectionately known. With his mums, he has recently moved to Liverpool and unlike him, the 'parentals' (as he calls them) are very keen for him to take...
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Best of All Worlds
Name: Clare Wilkins
04 June 2025;Genre: Dystopian
When Xavier Oak wakes up on his weekend away with his father and heavily pregnant step-mother he expects his usual vista; the clear water of the lake and the harbour. Instead their entire cottage seems to have been transported to a farm, replete with bleating goats demanding to be milked. Stun...
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The Doughnut Club
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 June 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Quinn has two mums and a younger brother, Olly. Both children share a donor - not a dad - but have different mums. Although surrounded by a loving, supportive family, Quinn always feels like the odd one out, not fitting in with the outdoorsy, adventurous rest. When their mums announce that Qui...
