Young Adult Book Reviews
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You're The One That I Want
Name: Dan Katz
21 June 2021;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Freddie is an average, unremarkable, fall-between-the cracks kind of guy. As he enters sixth form, his classmates and teachers of five years barely know who he is, he is a constant disappointment to his TV producer mother, and his nervous awkwardness leaves him feeling completely undateable (n...
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The Crossing
Name: Sharon Bolton
10 June 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
On the face of it who would think that Natalie in Dover, and Sammy in Eritrea, have any common ground? Certainly not the right wing groups protesting about the refugees landing on the Kent coast. The Crossing is a well-crafted verse novel which explores the many facets of the...
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A Gathering Midnight
Name: Linda Brown
10 June 2021;Genre: Fantasy
A Gathering Midnight is the sequel to Midnight's Twins and what a great action-packed second book it is. I really could not put this down; adventure, action, myste...
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Not My Problem
Name: Emelia
10 June 2021;Genre: Real life
This is a story of new friendships, love, alcohol and trust. It is filled with emotion and has some references of a sexual nature. Set in Ireland, Aideen finds that she is rather good at helping everyone else fix their problems but she can't fix the issues she faces at home. Aideen feel...
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Tremendous Things
Name: Catherine Purcell
06 June 2021;Genre: Real life
A Susin Nielsen book is a real joy. A wry smiling, head nodding, frequent chuckling, joy. And that's not an easy thing to create. Susin Nielsen, you are terrific. Radiant. Some human being! Tremendous Things begins with Wil's Defining Moment, narrated by Wil; honestly it's a beauty and...
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Burning Sunlight
Name: Ruth Cornish
03 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Burning Sunlight is a brilliant read on many levels. Firstly, the author has caught the emotional mood swings of a teenager extremely well. As a parent, it almost made for uncomfortable reading but feels authentic and honest and offers the reader a fresh account of a teen stru...
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The Swallows' Flight
Name: Lucy Georgeson
03 June 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Swallows' Flight is a companion novel to The Skylarks' War, which I would urge you to read first if you haven't already done so. The story alternates between Ruby, Kate, Dog (Pax) and friends Erik and Hans in Germany as they navigate the i...
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Everyone Dies Famous In A Small Town
Name: Maddie Age 14
02 June 2021;Genre: Real life
This book was a different style from what I usually read. It was a collection of stories from teenagers' lives, but all of them are linked somehow as I read through snippets of their lives. It follows different people through Alaska, starting with Gina's life being flipped upside down when her...
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We Played With Fire
Name: Kimberley Lawson
01 June 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
We Played With Fire By Catherine Barter is based on the true story of the Fox sisters - Kate, Maggie and Leah - and it plunges the reader straight into the forbidden cellar of the Fox family's remote old house in New York State, full of bitter cold, brooding shadows and noises...
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Dead or Alive (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Name: Dan Katz
01 June 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Supreme Mage Creed is looking for The Child of the Faceless Ones - destined to bring the ruthless Faceless Ones back to Earth - and he has a way to find her. Trouble is, it involves the deaths of millions - possibly billions - of people, and will result in the subjugation of mortals. On top of...
