Teenagers Book Reviews
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
26 October 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Robin Scott -Elliot's first book The Tzar's Curious Runaways is an historical novel, and this is too, though set at an entirely different time and place. It is India in 1857 and the British rulers are at war with the Indian nationals. The entir...
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Name: Ruth Cornish
22 October 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
The heartrending true story of a slave uprising in Jamaica, Cane Warriors brings horrifically to life the dreadful conditions enslaved people endured as they worked on the sugar plantations in the Caribbean. The writer, a regular visitor to Jamaica, used his travels to help re...
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Name: Ruth Cornish
21 October 2020;Genre: Bereavement
A hugely enjoyable YA debut from Richard Lambert. The Wolf Road is a story about Lucas, the central character and only survivor of a car accident which killed his parents, causing his life to change completely. It is extremely atmospheric with rich detail of the new home and c...
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Name: Sam Phillips
20 October 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
The Midnight Swan is the third book in Catherine Fisher's Clockwork Crow trilogy and, while this was a great, magical adventure as a 'standalone' read, I am sure that it would have been even better if I had read the first two Seren and Crow stories beforehand. I have no doubt that The Midnight...
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Name: Lucy Georgeson
20 October 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Boy, Everywhere charts the perilous journey from Damascus, Syria to Manchester for Sami and his family. 13-year-old Sami loves his friends, football, PlayStation and iPad. But a bombing in a shopping mall changes his life and Sami and his family flee their comfortable h...
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Name: Jane Gould
15 October 2020;Genre: Bullying
In The Night Bus Hero, we meet Hector who has been getting into trouble for as long as he can remember. He doesn't mind being in detention often, because that's when he comes up with his best ideas. Along with his two friends, Will and Katie, Hector is feared by all the pupils...
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Name: Dan Katz
14 October 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
14 year old Moa has spent his whole life as a slave on a Jamaican sugar cane plantation, and has recently been 'seasoned' (whipped to within an inch of his life for the first time) by the overseer. With his scars still throbbing, Moa is invited to become the youngest member of Tacky's rebellio...
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Name: David Age 9
12 October 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
I would rate this book 5/5 because it's one of those comedy books: I LOVE THEM and the illustrations are extraordinary! It's like How to Train Your Dragon but more comedic. I would recommend this book and want more people to experience Cat Weldon's writing. If you like funny books, or adventure s...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
11 October 2020;Genre: Poetry
We know that reading 'gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are' and never has that been more true than in these unusual covid-times. Fortunately for all of us, the brilliant people at Pan Macmillan have published this timely, themed anthology of 130 bright, brave poems about w...
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Name: Alice Fanning
11 October 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Another Twist in the Tale is a sequel of sorts to Oliver Twist, following the exploits of his twin sister Twill, who was abandoned by Mr Bumble as a newborn. This is a fast paced, witty historical adventure with a good sense of place - you can almost smell the grimy backstreet...
