Teenagers Book Reviews

Name: Linda Brown
27 August 2021;

Genre: Adventure

Wayward Son is the second title in the Simon Snow series. This is where the main characters get their 'happy ever after' after the traumatic events at the end of book one, but life, of course, is not that simple... Simon has changed, he seems to have not only lost his magic bu...

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Name: Andrew Mullen
27 August 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

Phoenix Flame is a solid sequel to Haven Fall, which is full of action from the get go as it picks up almost straight after the end of the first book. Sara has continued to describe and develop the worlds that her characters inhabit beautifully; and the relationships between c...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
27 August 2021;

Genre: Bullying

Joy Applebloom returns with her messages of kindness and optimism. If there's ever a silver lining to a cloudy situation, Joy will be the one to find it. In fact, she likes to consider herself an expert in silver linings. In Love From Joy, she has eight big and serious things...

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Name: Linda Canning
27 August 2021;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Happy Here is a book containing ten different stories from black authors and illustrators. It has a beautifully written introduction from Sharna Jackson, focusing on the importance of every child being able to see themselves and their lives in the books they read. The tales ar...

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Name: Sharon Porter
26 August 2021;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Happy Here 10 Stories from Black Authors & Illustrators, introduced by Sharna Jackson. This brightly coloured book with its cheerful red page edges stands out on the bookshelf all by itself. Open the pages and you're faced with a collection of colourful stories, poems and...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 August 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

It is Paris, 1942. Amelie Dreyfus is hiding in a cupboard playing hide and seek with her family. There is the sound of heavy boots and German soldiers come and take Amelie's parents and brother away. The family are Jewish, and Amelie finds herself alone, having to fend for herself and stay ali...

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Name: Clair Bossons
21 August 2021;

Genre: Supernatural

I really enjoyed reading this book. I've read a lot of child/teen fiction, and this was something different. If you like a mystery, mythological creatures, or wolves you'll love this story as it gradually unfolds to reveal more. A Hunter's Moon has a gentle beginning to...

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Name: Nathan Cox
20 August 2021;

Genre: Science Fiction

Adam-2 is the first novel I have read by Alastair Chisholm and I am excited to read more. This thrilling science-fiction adventure novel kept me guessing the ending right up until the last page! Full of twists and turns, this is a fantastic read that opens your mind to future...

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Name: Bryony Davies
20 August 2021;

Genre: Adventure

The sequel to last year's year excellent debut, A Ship of Star, Secrets of the Stars is a gripping adventure over the high seas featuring an all-female crew of pirates. Maria Kuzniar brings the reader back to Aleja's story right away and reintroduces the crew. Reading the firs...

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Name: Jo Clarke
20 August 2021;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Happy, Healthy Minds: A Children's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing is a must-have - a must-have for schools, parents and, most importantly, for children. It's a manual for how to deal with all the stuff that life throws at us and we sometimes don't know how to deal with. It is wr...

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