Young Adult Book Reviews
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The Summer We Turned Green
Name: Clair Bossons
01 July 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
13-year-old Luke has been brought up to be kind and generous. He wasn't to know that lending his sister Rose a sleeping bag would enable her to move out and into the squat over the road or that his Dad would follow her… This is a really heart-warming story. It is very contemporary with the rec...
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The Theft of Sunlight
Name: Linda Brown
30 June 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The Theft of Sunlight is a thrilling, gripping and entertaining story that was borne out of a re telling of The Goose Girl, Thorn, of which I also highly recommend. Rae lives a happy life in the village of Sheltershorn with her family and friends until a child is snatched from...
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The Outrage
Name: Eileen Armstrong
23 June 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
A book billed as 'The Handmaid’s Tale for LGBTQ+ YA' was never going to be a comfortable read but nothing can quite prepare the reader for the harsh and shocking reality of The Outrage. The very best speculative fiction works because it creates a world we believe to...
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The Yearbook
Name: Maddie Age 14
22 June 2021;Genre: Bullying
Paige tries to live her life under the radar; unnoticed by anyone at school, at home and at the one club she attends. Her best - and only - friend is her Alexa, and she only comes out of her shell one afternoon a week at her Aunt Polly's house. At home, Paige is shoved aside and labelled a nui...
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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...
