Teenagers Book Reviews
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Uki and the Swamp Spirit
Name: Jennifer Caddick
25 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Swamp Spirit is another epic rabbit fantasy story, as superbly told as the four books before it in the Five Reams series. Larwood excels at storytelling in such a way that the reader can follow the journey of the various characters from book one or pick up any of t...
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The Secret of Haven Point
Name: Kelly Buxton
22 February 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Secret of Haven Point is the perfect addition to the well-being section of any bookshelf. I could not put it down. Unveiling disability; putting it in the spotlight, where it belongs, out in the open for all to admire its hidden beauty. It reminds me of Wonder and a quote...
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Carnival of the Lost
Name: Clair Bossons
21 February 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Orphaned eight-year-old Sheba is purchased by Plumpscuttle and brought to London to join his Carnival Troupe. Here she meets Pyewacket, a so-called witch's imp; Gigantus the Giant, Mama Rat and Sister Moon, a knife thrower. In exchange for bed and board, she is expected to perform by terrifyin...
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Uki and the Outcasts
Name: Jennifer Caddick
20 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Outcasts is the fourth book in the absolutely amazing series of books set in the Five Realms - a fantasy world formed and inhabited by tribes of rabbits. After the first three books focusing on the adventures of young rabbit Podkin, the author has moved forward in...
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Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track
Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Dido is back in Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track, the second book of her adventures as a charioteer in Roman times. Whilst the title is all about the Circus Maximus, in this book it casts a long shadow, rather than appearing as the main setting. Dido and her family are now...
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Dread Wood
Name: Jennifer Caddick
14 February 2022;Genre: Horror
Dread Wood is the superb, super-scary and super-cool new horror-comedy story from the brilliant Jennifer Killick. After her last two books (the fantastically creepy Crater Lake and Crater Lake: Evolution), Jennifer has, yet again, upped the level of stylishly slick, sinister s...
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The Boy who Stepped Through Time
Name: Emma Nelson
13 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Anna Ciddor's novel The Boy Who Stepped Through Time is a glorious tale of a boy who time travels back to the Roman era whilst on holiday with his family. The story begins with Perry and his family visiting a Roman grape harvest festival at a Roman villa in France. Perry inadv...
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Shades of Scarlet
Name: Eileen Armstrong
10 February 2022;Genre: Friends and family
In Shades of Scarlet, Scarlet's world implodes when her parents' relationship falls apart and her mum leaves her dad, taking Scarlet with her. To add insult to injury, her mum has a boyfriend who Scarlet only finds out about on the school grapevine as, embarrassingly, he's the...
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Kemosha of the Caribbean
Name: Ruth Cornish
10 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Kemosha of the Caribbean is an adventure spanning the period in Kemosha's life between enslavement and liberty. Alex Wheatle has created a strong female main character fighting for her family and for their freedom, along with a fascinating cast of supporting characters who hel...
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Sabotage on the Solar Express
Name: Kelly Buxton
10 February 2022;Genre: Adventure
Award-winning authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman bring us another wheel-grinding, thrill-seeking adventure, this time across the Australian outback. The fifth epic Adventure on Trains instalment, Sabotage on the Solar Express, sees Hal and his Uncle Nat reunited with August...
