Young Adult Book Reviews
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The Balloon Thief
Name: Emelia Helliwell
26 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The Balloon Thief is an adventure across the skies, following the friendship of two teenagers from opposing sides, the Hari and the Ghadaean. Two teenagers, Jacob and Khadija, have to navigate their way not only through the civil unrest but their unlikely friendship that began...
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The Blue Book of Nebo
Name: Julie Broadbent
22 February 2022;Genre: Family & Home
The beginning of The Blue Book of Nebo starts at The End as we are transported to a post-apocalyptic remote hilltop home above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales. From the outset, we are unsure what The End is, but we are aware that something terrible has happened. Life a...
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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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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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This Woven Kingdom
Name: Linda Brown
03 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Alizeh is a low status servant girl who has a secret that if found out, will cost her her life... she is a Jinn, the heir to a long lost kingdom of powerful people that are feared and hunted. Alizeh is not just any Jinn, she has ice that runs through her veins. Is she the 'monster' that the cu...
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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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Dead or Alive (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 14)
Name: Lois Age 11
18 January 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Loved it, amazing!
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When Shadows Fall
Name: Stephen Leitch
16 January 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari follows Kai who grows up in a city flat opposite a patch of wilderness called the Greenlands, which Kai and his dad have taken to looking after. It's here that Kai and his friends Orla and Zak often play and grow up together. Though there...
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Name: Stephen Leitch
16 January 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Friendship, family, secrets, love, and identity all come together in this brilliantly written novel by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, set in the heat of New Mexico. Ari (Aristotle) is a loner, preferring his own company and is h...
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The City of Lost Dreamers
Name: Donna Ritchie
07 January 2022;Genre: Fantasy
A girl without magic, who lives in a city where almost everyone else has. A father who works at the Mappers' Guild; the same building where the girl works as a clerk in training. A map ripped into three pieces by the witch Baba Yaga - so their city will never be complete again! I knew <...
