Teenagers Book Reviews
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Escape Room
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 February 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
Ami's reward for working hard is an evening at The Escape. It's meant to be the ultimate locked-room adventure, perfect for someone like her who likes solving puzzles. But, as the Host locks Ami and four team mates in the first room, it becomes clear that this is far from an ordinary game....
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Have Pride
Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 February 2022;Genre: LBGTQ+
Never has a book lived up to its title, or been as deserving of so many accolades, as Have Pride. The 2021 Winner of the School Library Association’s Information Book Award (13-16 category) is, as its subtitle suggests, "an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+movement" but it i...
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Into the Sideways World
Name: Tracy Parvin
03 February 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
I am a big fan of Ross Welford's stories. They are imaginative, inventive, beautifully crafted, filled with believable characters, thought provoking, yet very funny. By weaving philosophical questions and scientific concepts through his works, Welford ensures that his readers are informed and...
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A Street Dog Named Pup
Name: Jo Clarke
03 February 2022;Genre: Animals
In A Street Dog Named Pup, Pup is cruelly dumped by the roadside as a result of his barking. He is lost, separated from his beloved Boy and he is confused. The rules of street living are unknown to the innocent Pup and fending for himself is a struggle. Luckily, he happens upo...
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Spark
Name: Donna Ritchie
03 February 2022;Genre: Dystopian
Spark is a very cleverly written dystopian story! Ash knows what it is like to be an outcast - his father left, never to return, and because of this he is shammed and misunderstood by the other villagers. The village Priestess took Ash in and provides some safeness from the cr...
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Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track
Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track is the sequel to Race to the Death. This book is a thrilling adventure rooted in history and ancient chariot racing. Dido is the main character in the book; she is brave...
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Nisha's War
Name: Nathan Cox
01 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
I am thrilled to have found the perfect accompaniment for our World War 2 unit! Nisha's War by Dan Smith gives a unique perspective of how World War 2 affected so many people in a plethora of ways, wrapped up in a pacey and absorbing adventure, and ghost story. Nisha's...
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Into the Sideways World
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 February 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
The quest to prove a mysterious creature exists takes Willa and her friend, Manny, into a cave one moonlit night. As the tide rises, they find themselves swept into an alternative world - a 'perfect' one where war and pollution are things of the past and everyone, including Willa's family, see...
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Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
Name: Donna Ritchie
31 January 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Before reading Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (My Story), I had not heard of Princess Sophia but since finishing the book it has made me have look more into the life of her and her family. Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it follows the life of Sophia and her royal family...
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The Hunt for the Nightingale
Name: Jane Rew
28 January 2022;Genre: Bereavement
Jasper Wilde adores his sister. They've spent many happy hours together, in trees, out walking, watching wildlife, listening to nightingales. So now, it's too much to bear that Rosie might be gone. If, as his parents say, she's gone 'to a better place', surely he can find her. She said she'd a...
