Teenagers Book Reviews
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Freedom
Name: Louisa Farrow
01 January 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Freedom isn't a long novel but it crams in so much emotional satisfaction, excitement, and adventure! It also weaves the story around real historical events in a way that feels beautifully natural. The appalling fate of slaves on the slave ship Zong and the insurance fr...
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When the War Came Home
Name: Beverley Somerset
22 December 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Set in the early 1920's, this wonderful novel explores the after effects of World War 1 on both the surviving soldiers and the families they return to. Natty lives in the small Welsh village of Libanwy with her mother, Ffion, who is a vocal supporter of women’s rights. When her outspokenness c...
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How I Saved the World in aWeek
Name: Jan Blagden
10 December 2021;Genre: Adventure
How I Saved the World in a Week kept me engrossed. The chapter headings give clues to the next part of the story without giving anything away, and I liked that some were only a page whilst others were several pages long. This uneven pace of chapter length draws the reader into...
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Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up
Name: Amiran Age 14
01 December 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
I would definitely recommend this book, but to a specific audience. Me being of South Asian minority, I don't think I related to this as much as other black girls would, but I would definitely recommend it to them. It was an interesting read and could give a girl some great insights into growi...
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Art of Protest: What a revolution looks like
Name: Lorraine Ansell
30 November 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Big Picture Press have hit the nail on the head with this new book, Art of Protest: What a revolution looks like, by artivist De Nichols. Formatted and produced to simulate a zine, it is illustrated by several artists, resulting in a powerfully visual and educational book....
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The 143-Storey Treehouse
Name: Samantha Phillips
30 November 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
The 143-Storey Treehouse - the 11th and latest book in the Treehouse story series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton - is a fun, quick read that will inevitably appeal to newly independent readers as much as those children who have developed a good reading stamina and a true l...
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Murder on the Safari Star
Name: Donna Ritchie
25 November 2021;Genre: Adventure
I couldn’t wait to start reading Murder on the Safari Star - the third journey of the Adventures on Trains series. I wasn’t disappointed! It is the most dangerous one so far! Thoroughly love this series; different book/different location. If you have not read any of these book...
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Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up
Name: Abieyuwa Age 13
25 November 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
This book guides on how to live your life as a black British girl. It incorporates everything that makes us who we are. Growing up you don’t really see people that look sound or represent us on tv. We were always seen as the 'black ducklings' of society. This book advises you on how to deal w...
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The Chime Seekers
Name: Jacqueline Harris
19 November 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Yianni has moved to Fallow Hall. He hates his new home and hates his baby sister who has forced the move. He feels his parents are shutting him out and he is angry and miserable. Then Yianni makes a terrible mistake and is tricked into handing over his baby sister to the evil faerie Lorde Renw...
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Great Britons
Name: Carol Wright
15 November 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
This non-fiction book is packed with information about 50 Great Britons, who have been born in the UK or have made the UK their home. I particularly like the fact that it is so diverse and just right for children to learn about how these amazing people. Their stories share how people can overc...