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Sister Spirit
Name: Clair Bossons
07 May 2024;Genre: Supernatural
Written by Nigerian-German author Efua Traore, Sister Spirit is her first novel for older readers. This supernatural mystery/thriller will appeal to those that enjoy stories set in other countries, mysteries, myths and romance. The main character Tara is a 16-year-old a...
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It All Started With A Lie
Name: Emelia Helliwell
07 May 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Murder, mystery and one amazing, never expected twist at the end... It All Started with a Lie follows Pearl and her three friends on a journey to find the truth. Pearl unexpectedly uncovers a family secret during a game of hide and seek with her twin brothers. Pearl shows her...
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EchoStar: is always listening
Name: Ruth Cornish
06 May 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
EchoStar: is always listening is an excellent thriller that builds the tension until the very end and (spoiler coming…) with a great final twist! For a book of only 129 pages, Melinda Salisbury manages to create an elaborate narrative full of suspense and foreboding yet centre...
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Your Time Is Up
Name: Clare Wilkins
04 May 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This slick, sparky read from Sarah Naughton is full of recognisable characters and familiar teen angst scenarios. Flitting between a real-time exam and the preceding weeks, the tension steadily builds as falling outs, secrets and exam anxiety threaten to overwhelm the cohort of Franklin Academ...
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The Midnight Game
Name: Ayva Age 14
03 May 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Best book ever!!!
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Dead Happy
Name: Ruth Cornish
02 May 2024;Genre: Dystopian
The much anticipated follow up to Happy Head does not disappoint! I was delighted to review Dead Happy, which continues the story of Sebastian and the other youngsters trapped in a wellbeing facility. We rejoin Manning, the maniacal director of...
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The No-Girlfriend Rule
Name: Rachael Cooper-Evans
01 May 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Hollis Beckwith needs to find her people. As she begins her last year of school, Hollis isn't sure if she even likes her friends - but she wants to try to fit in better with them. Banned from her boyfriend's Secrets & Sorcery games due to the 'no-girlfriend rule', anxious Hollis bites the...
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Steady For This
Name: Clair Bossons
26 April 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Steady For This follows the main character, Shaun, aka MC Growls. He is an aspiring Rap artist and performs with his best friend Shanks. Shaun is desperate to impress Tanisha but when his livestream video goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she won't give him the time of day...
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King of Nothing
Name: Clair Age 11
24 April 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
This is a heart-warming, humorous coming-of-age story written by the Yoto Carnegie Medal-shortlisted author of Steady for This. Anton and his gang of friends strike fear into the hearts of the you...
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Looking for Lucie
Name: Clare Wilkins
22 April 2024;Genre: Friends and family
Identity, heritage and belonging are hot topics in YA fiction and Amanda Addison fulsomely addresses them in her new book, Looking for Lucie. Lucie sticks out like a sore thumb in her white family and white-washed town. She’s never met her father, has no information abo...
